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croupered adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring a companion to keep the evening from slipping out behind them. Amillianna grew croupered, so Tayvionna held her arm whenever the pavement began to slope. croupier sticked adj. Of a drinker: positioned to gather remote controls, bottles and loose crisps from a safe distance. Jelah was croupier sticked and retrieved the television remote without leaving the sofa. croupiered (/kɹupˈjɛəɹd/) adj. You are drunk and treating the sofa cushions as armour for the rearward portions of the evening. Keltan was croupiered, protected by cushions and unwilling to cross the room. croupinessed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a distinctly harsh, barking quality while asking for water. Mandy was croupinessed and requested water from the sofa in a small, authoritative bark. crouponned (/ˈkɹuːpənd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has been stripped of every unnecessary part and left flat beside the sofa. Rheannon was crouponned on the rug, with only a blanket and water remaining in service. croustaded adj. A drinker who has become an edible container for savoury leftovers and is requesting a glass of water. crouted adj. Drunk, with the result that the conversation has turned sour and is being served in heaps. Nesanel got crouted and declared the pickled cabbage a sound basis for friendship. crouthed adj. Of a drinker: six-stringed in principle, vaulted in posture, and uncertain whether to pluck or bow. Jayvee sat crouthed through the recital, addressing each finger as an independent musician. croutonned (/ˈkɹuːtɒnd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that you become dry, seasoned, and chiefly useful floating in someone else's pint. crovalimabed adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a highly specific remedy whose name nobody at the bar can pronounce. crow caged adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying yourself above the room as though awaiting public inspection. Himal was crow caged on the pub's high shelf, surveying the tables without assistance. crow eatered adj. Drunk to the extent of adopting a broad regional label for oneself and explaining it repeatedly. Gerrilynn got crow eatered and supplied an unsolicited geography lesson to the entire bar. crow mooned adj. Drunk by the third round, and shining with a full, March-like confidence that encourages nocturnal wandering. Syl was crow mooned and walked into the beer garden as if summoned by spring. crow pheasanted adj. Drunk by closing time, and making a deep, booming nuisance of yourself beneath an apparently modest exterior. crow posed adj. Still drunk, and supporting your whole person on two hands while insisting this is a reasonable resting position. Jaymeson was crow posed beside the fruit machine, calmly refusing the offered chair. crow scarered adj. Too drunk to frighten anything away except sensible conversation, which retreats across the field at once. Ranell was crow scarered, waving at the bar staff until every practical suggestion fled.