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crownworked adj. Of a drinker who has constructed a complete bastion around a single opinion, with flanks extending into every subject. Siun grew crownworked and fortified his view of the sausages against all objections. crowsfooted adj. Describing a drinker who has smiled so persistently that the corners of the eyes have begun keeping records. crowsnested adj. The state of being drunk and perched above ordinary conversation, awaiting a signal from the bar. Ernests was crowsnested on the high stool, observing the evening from a safer altitude. crowstepped adj. Describing a drinker who ascends conversation in little gables, never by the intended route. Chrishaunda became crowstepped, climbing from weather to theology by architectural increments. crowstoned adj. A drinker who has acquired the compact, gritty certainty of a badly made building material. Guyla was crowstoned and resisted every suggestion with mineral firmness. crowthed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired an archaic Welsh musicality and is troubling the company with it. Johnette was crowthed, sustaining a mediaeval drone beneath the conversation. crowtoed adj. A drinker so far gone that each foot has developed a small, persistent botanical agenda. Fallou became crowtoed and inspected the beer garden for suitable growing conditions. croydonned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become historically thin, plainly woven, and no longer fit for formal occasions. Margarete was croydonned and offered a transparent account of the entire evening. croyed adj. The state of being drunk and projecting oneself into the current of every conversation, chiefly to slow it. Isabellamarie was croyed, diverting each discussion towards an unforeseen conclusion. croze ironned adj. Reduced by drink to a cooperative implement, held together chiefly by wedges and professional optimism. Sahaana was croze ironned and required two friends to preserve her alignment. crozed (/kɹəʊzd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has fitted the edge of every thought into the wrong groove. Tosh became crozed and forced each anecdote into an unsuitable conclusion. croziered adj. Drunk, with the result that a hooked umbrella is carried solemnly from the sofa to the sink. Tori went croziered and processed towards the kitchen with the bent umbrella held aloft. croziered abboted adj. Softened by drink into an officious guardian of the doorway, with authority disproportionate to employment. Yarnelle became croziered abboted and began regulating access to the kitchen. crozzled adj. Sharpened by drink into a warped, overfired version of oneself, unsuitable for ordinary handling. Jennamarie grew crozzled and found fault with the angles of every plate. crrnaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has issued a guide sequence for the evening and edited the wrong target. crubeened (/kɹəˈbiːnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a soft, boiled-footed condition, with progress chiefly theoretical. Kennett became crubeened and negotiated the stairs as though they were soup.