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cronied (/ˈkɹəʊnid/) adj. Reduced by drink to regarding every casual acquaintance as a close friend of established standing. Alexandrina was cronied and invited the taxi driver to Christmas dinner. croninged adj. Describing a drinker who conducts an initiation ceremony for older women, chiefly to explain his own condition. Israela became croninged and declared the oldest woman present the evening's appointed oracle. cronjobed adj. A drinker who repeats the same task at fixed intervals, irrespective of whether it has already occurred. cronked adj. A drinker so far gone that each attempt at conversation emerges as a goose's honk. Yardena was cronked and answered the question with a resonant imitation of a goose. cronned adj. Still drunk, and commencing each conversational task automatically at intervals no sober person authorised. Latrice remained cronned, restarting the same anecdote whenever the minute hand advanced. cronnelled adj. You have drunk enough to resemble a blunted lance-head: numerous objections, no penetration. Iyaz became cronnelled and presented six minor objections to the seating plan. cronstedtited adj. The state of being drunk and mineralogical: angular, iron-bearing, and unexpectedly committed to hydrogen. Jayn was cronstedtited and described the bar's walls in terms of trigonal symmetry. crontabed adj. Having drunk enough to schedule the same departure repeatedly, at inconvenient intervals. Zamarious got crontabed and announced his intention to leave every ten minutes. cronusited adj. Having drunk more than the blackest mineral, and showing similar prospects of permanence by the bar. Mozetta became cronusited before last orders and could not be extracted. cronutted (/ˈkɹəʊnʌtd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has combined two respectable approaches and obtained an unstable pastry of judgement. Pashia was cronutted, attempting both a toast and a dessert with the same hand. crony capitalismed (/ˈkɹoʊni ˈkæpɪtəlɪzəmd/) adj. Softened by drink into distributing confidence, favours, and imaginary contracts among whichever officials are nearest. Braderick became crony capitalismed and offered the bouncer a lucrative public appointment. crony democracied adj. Sharpened by drink into calling private arrangements democratic, provided the appropriate business owners are present. cronydomed adj. Loosened by drink into a social order governed by favours, handshakes, and implausibly influential acquaintances. Ariella became cronydomed and appointed her drinking companion treasurer of the table. cronyismed (/ˈkɹəʊnɪɪz(ə)md/) adj. Emboldened by drink to appoint friends to every available responsibility, irrespective of their qualifications. Scyler became cronyismed and promoted his drinking companion to keeper of the crisps. cronyisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to defend the morning's favours as though everyone had earned them. Amali woke cronyisted and assigned the best breakfast chair to a longstanding acquaintance. cronynomicsed adj. Having drunk enough to explain the empty wallet as a sound arrangement between friends. Luanda awoke cronynomicsed and found the shared taxi receipts economically persuasive.