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crown sheeted adj. Drunk to a degree that you become the hot flat plate over which the evening’s last orders are conducted. Kailob stood by the bar, crown sheeted, accepting each final round as additional boiler pressure. crown shynessed adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving precise, channel-like gaps between yourself and every coat on the peg. Binh was crown shynessed, leaving conspicuous spaces between his coat and everyone else’s. crown virused adj. Drunk on the strength of a contagious enthusiasm for one more round, which has spread through the table. Ashalyn got crown virused and persuaded the entire table that last orders required another round. crown warded adj. Drunk since last orders, and placed beyond the natural family of the evening, requiring careful adoption by friends. Ignatia was crown warded after closing, and the group arranged a foster taxi home. crown wheelled adj. Drunk by the third round, and turning the evening’s winding mechanism whenever anyone suggests going home. Adalye was crown wheelled by the third round, resetting the departure time with every drink. crown witnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and prepared to give the authorities a full account of who ordered what. Jenson-joe became crown witnessed at closing, naming every participant in the disputed final round. crown-of-the-fielded adj. Still drunk, and flourishing conspicuously among the coats after the rest of the party has gone. Aibigeal remained crown-of-the-fielded in the cloakroom, bright among the abandoned coats. crownationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard reaching the front door as a coronation ceremony requiring witnesses. Micole arrived crownationed and bowed to the neighbour who held open the gate. crownbearded adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a spreading floral dignity and appoint the nearest coat as a companion. Royalene was crownbearded by last orders, wearing a sprig from the table decoration in her lapel. crowned (/kɹaʊnd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard a glass, briefly, as a royal headdress. Eiblis went crowned at the supper table, wearing the tumbler with quiet dignity. crowned craned adj. Having drunk more than a sensible person and adopting the long, watchful posture of someone awaiting a taxi. Izabelah stood crowned craned beneath the pub sign, scanning the road for the promised cab. crowned dens syndromed adj. You have drunk enough to find turning your head towards the taxi rank an acute clinical event. Ladarrious was crowned dens syndromed, moving his whole body whenever the taxi was mentioned. crowned eagled adj. You are drunk and surveying the table for unattended glasses with the concentration of a large raptor. Karyna became crowned eagled and identified an unclaimed half-pint from across the room. crowned pigeoned adj. Of a drinker: cooing amiably at strangers while retaining a ceremonial preference for the warmest coat. Ashilee was crowned pigeoned, murmuring to strangers and settling happily beneath someone else’s coat. crowned republicked adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered all executive power, leaving the group to govern the journey home ceremonially. Jenevy had crowned republicked and accepted the group’s decision to take her home. crowned seahorsed adj. Describing a drinker who remains upright only by drifting gently between the bar and the nearest support. Decora was crowned seahorsed, swaying beside the bar while awaiting the taxi.