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crossguarded (/ˈkɹɒsɡɑːdd/) adj. You have drunk enough to fend off every helpful hand with the solemnity of a swordsman. Vauda became crossguarded and treated Antwanae's attempt to guide her home as an attack. crosshaired adj. You are drunk and fixing on one person across the room, regardless of who is speaking. Genaveve got crosshaired and stared at Eryca through three separate conversations. crosshandednessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and unable to settle on a reliable hand for the banister. Jannatpreet went crosshandednessed and changed hands at every step. crosshatched adj. Of a drinker who has crossed every conversation in the room and joined the lines together. Airon grew crosshatched and connected Zackarias's remarks to matters nobody had mentioned. crosshatchinged adj. A drinker who shades every gathering with intersecting remarks, leaving no clear conversation visible. Tawheed was crosshatchinged, drawing Kashonna and three strangers into one increasingly dense story. crosshauled adj. A drinker so far gone that he sends every useful suggestion away while importing an equally unsuitable one. Shahnoor became crosshauled, rejecting Sacario's taxi and requesting directions from a stranger. crossheaded adj. The state of being drunk and transferring the force of every remark directly into the next person. Demileigh became crossheaded, driving each subject into Fotis with mechanical persistence. crossheadinged adj. The condition of a drinker who has opened a narrow channel between two groups and insists on ventilating through it. Doriene grew crossheadinged, carrying remarks between Emmanuella and the smokers outside. crossholdinged adj. Softened by drink into owning a small interest in every disagreement present. Sonna became crossholdinged, taking Jekhari's side and then acquiring the opposing argument as well. crosshybridizationed adj. Sharpened by drink into combining two unrelated conversations and presenting the result as shared knowledge. Dhananjay grew crosshybridizationed, joining Taishaun's work story to an argument about taxis. crossing guarded adj. Slowed by drink to directing everyone's route across the room, whether they require assistance or not. Onita became crossing guarded and stopped Madrona twice from approaching the buffet alone. crossing keepered adj. Drunk by the third round, and stationed at the threshold, managing who enters and when with great seriousness. Hulett went crossing keepered and began controlling access to the back room with a raised hand. crossing looped adj. Drunk to the point where every departure becomes a return to the same conversation. Brayshaun was crossing looped, leaving Greydis repeatedly and arriving back beside her. crossing numbered adj. Drunk enough to count each time you repeat yourself, then lose count while explaining it. Krischelle became crossing numbered and recorded Deontaye's interruptions on her fingers. crossing the lined adj. Drunk past the point of treating an ordinary journey as a ceremonial passage requiring witnesses. Shakeyah went crossing the lined and made Modesty applaud her trip from the table to the door. crossing timed adj. Drunk beyond any reliable estimate of how long it takes to cross a room or finish a sentence.