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crostataed adj. The drunkenness of one who has arranged the evening in pastry-like layers, with jam beneath and crosswise strips above. Saveena was crostataed, dividing her account of the evening into neat strips over a sticky centre. crosted adj. Drunk since last orders, and pronouncing every domestic intersection with careful, unnecessary emphasis. crotadihydrofuranned adj. Reduced by drink to an obscure botanical derivative, isolated from ordinary conversation and chemically unapproachable. Destiny-mai became crotadihydrofuranned and could contribute only a complicated account of laboratory provenance. crotalaria mothed adj. Loosened by drink into a nocturnal flutterer, circling the brightest lamp and disregarding all intended destinations. Eiva was crotalaria mothed, making repeated uncertain circuits of the pendant light. crotalaria pod borered adj. Emboldened by drink to bore into every protective covering, particularly those belonging to other people's conversations. Gladolia went crotalaria pod borered and opened every topic as though it concealed edible contents. crotalariaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a rangy conversational specimen, herbaceous in manner and unwise in persistence. Viviann was crotalariaed, extending through the supper party with the resilience of an unwanted shrub. crotalased adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even the evening's clotting processes have become administrative. Monique was crotalased, taking several minutes to form a single coherent conclusion. crotaled adj. Drunk and producing a dry metallic accompaniment to every movement, whether requested or not. Zelie was crotaled, striking the cutlery against the glass whenever the conversation reached a pause. crotalided adj. Drunk to the point where every unexpected movement is preceded by a cautious assessment of the nearest warm-blooded target. Neeve was crotalided, remaining still until the crowded hallway presented a sufficiently safe route. crotalined adj. You are drunk and coiled beneath the duvet, rousing only to strike at the water glass. Sedalia woke crotalined, guarding the bedside water as though it had approached too quickly. crotalinned adj. Drunk enough to deliver a potent remark, then wait for its effects with venomous satisfaction. Chayah was crotalinned and left a single poisonous observation circulating through the supper party. crotalismed adj. Of a drinker: poisoned by yesterday's greenery in the mouth, with the tongue still objecting this morning. Addalyne arrived crotalismed, blaming the houseplant for the taste in her mouth. crotalled adj. Softened by drink into a person who can contribute only a gentle, ancient clapping. Esteban was crotalled and applauded the empty fireplace with the restrained rhythm of antiquity. crotaloed adj. Of a drinker who has woken with every loose object in the room sounding struck. Khalida came downstairs crotaloed, and the cutlery drawer became an orchestra. crotaloided adj. Describing a drinker who has spent the morning coiled, watchful, and unwilling to approach the kettle. Tijera sat crotaloided beneath a blanket, monitoring the kettle from a safe distance. crotalphined adj. A drinker who has mistaken the disappearance of pain for evidence that the morning is proceeding well. Jamonie was crotalphined, cheerfully walking on the foot injured against the bedstead.