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crossing-outed adj. Drunk in a way that cancels each social obligation by drawing another person through it. Caila was crossing-outed, crossing Saheb's name from dinner and adding it beneath the taxi arrangements. crossing-sweepered adj. Drunk, with the result that every path through the gathering requires repeated clearing and apology. crossinged (/ˈkɹɒsɪŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into pairing people who have not agreed to meet one another. Onekki became crossinged, breeding a discussion between Hartlyn and an unwilling stranger. crossinhibitioned adj. Sufficiently drunk to have each movement cancel the one required to complete it. Amario went crossinhibitioned and repeatedly lifted the foot that needed to remain planted. crossinjectioned adj. Drunk to a degree that introduces one person's private story into another person's conversation. Tamijah grew crossinjectioned, inserting Aizah's confidential news into a discussion about the weather. crossited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming socially discredited, while continuing to circulate among the guests. Jarriah was crossited by eleven, and Paizlyn had begun introducing him only by pointing. crossjacked adj. The state of being drunk and hanging below the evening like a low square sail. Anhthu remained crossjacked beneath the awning, contributing little to the supper. crosskicked adj. The drunkenness of one who delivers every opinion from the opposite side of the discussion. Xaria became crosskicked and answered the waiter from the far end of the argument. crossleted (/ˈkɹɒslətd/) adj. Softened by drink into a small figure with arms extending across one another. crossligationed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose thoughts have become mutually fastened. Pariz was crossligationed, with every new idea attached firmly to the previous one. crosslighted adj. Loosened by drink into a figure seen only in contrasts, with the important parts in shadow. Khristine was crosslighted, clear in outline but difficult to understand. crosslined adj. Emboldened by drink to draw a direct route through every existing conversation. Miyoshi grew crosslined and interrupted three separate discussions with one observation. crosslinged adj. Slowed by drink to a blend of several conversational types, none occurring cleanly. Thelmon was crosslinged, combining an apology, a toast and a weather report. crosslinkaged adj. Drunk to the point where two unrelated matters demonstrate an unfortunate connection. Jeshurun became crosslinkaged, connecting the pudding to a dispute from Tuesday. crosslinked adj. Of a drinker: each intention is bonded to the next, so stopping one movement stops the whole system. Annmaria went crosslinked and brought the umbrella, chair, and staircase into one arrangement. crosslinkered adj. Drunk enough to serve as the structure joining two conversations that should remain separate. Konni was crosslinkered between the kitchen and the argument about train fares.