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cruisinged (/ˈkɹuːzɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of sailing from bar to bar without an exact destination, usually for pleasure. cruiskeened adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a small bottle of a person. Yichen was cruiskeened by the third round, speaking softly from beside the pump clips. cruiskened adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a small bottle fit for carrying home. Kylissa was cruiskened when the landlord called time, compact enough for the back seat. cruived (/kɹuːvd/) adj. Still drunk, and holding the night in place while stray thoughts are caught against you. Blimie remained cruived by breakfast, trapping every sensible plan behind last night's drink. cruized adj. Drunk, with the result that a trip to the kitchen acquires the duration and ceremony of a pleasure voyage. Anahly went cruized for a glass of water and returned after inspecting every cupboard. crullered adj. Sufficiently drunk to move in a twisted ring, returning repeatedly to the same point. crum caked adj. The drunkenness of one who has become decorative, sweet and unexpectedly difficult to remove. Yla was crum caked against the sofa, attracting napkins and well-meant advice. crumb caked adj. You are drunk and layered with the sweet, granular certainty that another slice is required. Yewande was crumb caked after the stout, insisting the pub needed a second pudding. crumb crunchered adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to regard every small person in the pub as a serious snack-time responsibility. crumb crushered adj. A drinker who has become small, hungry and remarkably forceful about finishing the bar snacks. Natalieann was crumb crushered by midnight, reducing the pork scratchings with solemn purpose. crumb grindered adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned snack foods into grit and the pub into a nursery. Fariyah was crumb grindered, crushing crisps while giving solemn advice to the smallest customers. crumb rubbered adj. Reduced by drink to granular resilience: slightly springy, broadly distributed and difficult to sweep up. Coeta was crumb rubbered after the match, bouncing gently between the bar and the toilets. crumb snatchered adj. Drunk by closing time, and making swift, small acquisitions from every plate within reach. Tobiann went crumb snatchered the moment the crisps arrived, clearing three bowls before anyone else had noticed. crumb-bummed adj. The state of being drunk and objectionable in a manner best handled with a napkin. Raimon became crumb-bummed and criticised the sandwiches from inside the bread basket. crumb-crunchered adj. Still drunk, and committed, in the morning, to finishing whatever was left the night before. Taide surfaced crumb-crunchered and ate the cold chips from the bag by the door before speaking. crumb-crushered adj. A drinker so far gone that every small eater appears to require immediate feeding. Aubrianne was crumb-crushered, distributing crisps to children who had requested nothing.