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croodled adj. Having drunk more than enough to croon softly at the kettle before breakfast. Haiqa woke croodled and answered the alarm with a low, dove-like note. crook and nannied adj. You are drunk and treating the smallest available corner as adequate accommodation. Eriyan was crook and nannied beneath the hall table, with one shoe beside him. crook in the lotted adj. Of a drinker: carrying the morning's hardship as though it were an unavoidable bend in the road. Tylena was crook in the lotted, regarding the dry toast as part of life's arrangement. crook of the armed adj. Of a drinker who has made an elbow pit of the pillow and settled there. Ruhee woke crook of the armed, her face resting neatly in the bend of her sleeve. crookbacked adj. Describing a drinker who has spent the morning stooped over the nearest reliable surface. Nakendra was crookbacked above the sink, studying yesterday's glasses in silence. crookbilled adj. A drinker who approaches breakfast sideways, with the mouth pointed towards whatever can be managed. Brandon arrived crookbilled and took his tea from the edge of the table. crooked (/kɹʉkd/) adj. You have drunk enough to wake bent round the consequences of last night's furniture. Shalva arrived crooked, negotiating the breakfast table by a sequence of careful angles. crookednessed adj. A drinker so far gone that straight lines remain a rumour by breakfast. Donaldo was crookednessed, pouring the coffee beside the cup and calling it close enough. crookeried adj. The state of being drunk and conducting the morning according to the methods of a minor criminal. Lashawne emerged crookeried, concealing the last biscuit beneath a folded newspaper. crookesited adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a dull, many-coloured deposit at the breakfast table. Gitty sat crookesited beside the kettle, showing coppery patience and little movement. crookied adj. The drunkenness of one who has become flaky at the edges and unexpectedly soft in the middle. Benjiam was crookied, shedding pastry over the newspaper while guarding the last biscuit. crookinged adj. Reduced by drink to bend each ordinary task around the nearest available obstacle. Dovi was crookinged, making the short journey from bed to water in several curves. crooknecked adj. Softened by drink into a yellow, curved thing leaning towards the lightest part of the room. Damiya woke crooknecked, bent towards the window and the less offensive morning. crooned (/kɹuːnd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a low, sentimental tune whenever the morning becomes difficult. Kaitlyn got crooned and sang softly to the toaster while waiting for the bread. croonered (/ˈkɹuːn.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Loosened by drink into a lounge singer whose principal audience is the bathroom mirror. Breandan was croonered, delivering yesterday's chorus to the mirror before breakfast. crooninged (/ˈkɹuːnɪŋd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to provide a soft soundtrack for the household's recovery. Laveah remained crooninged, humming beneath her breath while locating the aspirin.