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crotalumed (/ˈkɹəʊtələmd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the empty breakfast bowl is being shaken for emphasis. Miyeko sat crotalumed, rattling a spoon against the bowl while requesting water. crotamined adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a venomous certainty that breakfast is an unnecessary intervention. Murdis was crotamined, regarding the offered toast with quiet suspicion. crotamitonned adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the morning scratching at imaginary complications and missing real ones. Savyon was crotamitonned, applying lotion to a mosquito bite and apologising to the wall. crotanaldehyded adj. Reduced by drink to a sharp, unstable residue, useful chiefly for making the next beverage less trustworthy. Chinwe looked crotanaldehyded, brittle at breakfast and suspicious of the orange juice. crotaphytided adj. Softened by drink into a sun-seeking creature with a collar showing where the night ended. Talique lay crotaphytided on the lawn, wearing a ring of duvet around the shoulders. crotapotinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify every flaw in the morning's arrangements. Taranjit was crotapotinned, objecting precisely to the angle of the toast. crotch chained adj. Emboldened by drink to haul the morning sideways, dragging every conversation along with it. Angad was crotch chained, pulling the breakfast discussion towards an unrelated grievance. crotch crittered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small nocturnal nuisance returning reluctantly to its hiding place. Ceyla moved crotch crittered from sofa to sink, pausing beneath each light. crotch droppinged adj. Drunk and treating the morning's responsibilities as unexpected offspring requiring immediate supervision. Rolland woke crotch droppinged, counting the unanswered messages as though they needed feeding. crotch dumplinged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a family obligation from a warm, immovable weight on the sofa. Makenzii sat crotch dumplinged beneath the blanket, unable to account for the afternoon. crotch fruited adj. Drunk beyond the point where yesterday's consequences seem to have multiplied overnight. Cordarious woke crotch fruited, discovering several new explanations in the message thread. crotch goblinned adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary domestic noise is being treated as a small hostile inhabitant. Ashyia woke crotch goblinned and blamed the kettle for lurking in the kitchen. crotch rocketed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the short journey from bed to bathroom an ambitious high-speed excursion. Doireann went crotch rocketed towards the bathroom and narrowly missed the laundry basket. crotch rotted adj. Drunk to the extent of feeling both overheated and personally responsible for the irritation. Dezirea woke crotch rotted and declared the duvet an adversary before opening the window. crotch spawned adj. Drunk on the strength of several consequences appearing at once and demanding the same explanation. Dekorion woke crotch spawned, faced by a cluster of messages with no obvious parentage. crotch tented adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently mistakes a wardrobe malfunction for an announcement. Prem arrived thoroughly crotch tented and addressed the coat stand as his tailor.