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crumbclothed adj. Loosened by drink into a cloth beneath the table, catching fragments while the evening falls on top. Nadir was crumbclothed beneath the supper table, collecting crumbs and avoiding the landlord's eye. crumbcrunchered adj. Describing a drinker who has become preoccupied with small diners and their scattered remains. Kwynn was crumbcrunchered after closing time, tidying crumbs while neglecting the glasses. crumbcrushered adj. The state of being drunk and grinding the evening into crumbs, preferably with a child nearby to eat them. crumbed (/kɹʌmd/) adj. Having drunk more than a small piece of sense can withstand, and breaking off from the conversation. Kesavan was crumbed after the bitter, contributing fragments rather than complete opinions. crumbered adj. Emboldened by drink to wait beneath a marking contest and claim whatever falls when everyone else misses it. Dejhon was crumbered beneath the dartboard, ready to claim every dropped crisp and stray point. crumbgrindered adj. The drunkenness of one who has ground every biscuit down and appointed the children its audience. Nattaly was crumbgrindered by closing time, explaining the pulverised crackers to nobody's child. crumbinessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire the texture of a neglected biscuit. Stephanic became crumbinessed and left a granular trail from the bar to the lavatory. crumbled (/ˈkɹʌmbəld/) adj. Having drunk enough to become a formal dessert, with stewed fruit where judgement was. crumblemented adj. You have drunk enough to undergo gradual collapse, chiefly while looking for your keys. Rubenia became crumblemented beneath the coat rack and declared the search complete. crumblered adj. Having drunk more than a reasonable person, and now reducing every household matter to crumbs. crumbleted adj. You are drunk and no larger than the smallest remaining piece of pudding. Tynette was crumbleted beside the dessert plates, too small in spirit to object. crumblied adj. A drinker so far gone that age, dignity and basic maintenance have become negotiable. Tayelor was crumblied in the snug, preserving only a firm attachment to the armrest. crumblinessed adj. Of a drinker: sufficiently unstable to come apart at the mention of a pudding. Keontae grew crumblinessed when offered a spoon and a quiet seat. crumbling skull ruled adj. Describing a drinker who blames the evening for conditions established considerably earlier. Amanoa became crumbling skull ruled and attributed the missing umbrella to events before supper. crumblinged (/ˈkɹʌmblɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker who has lost the solid portion of the evening and is now mostly evidence. Naiym was crumblinged beneath the table, represented by crumbs and one shoe. crumblingnessed adj. A drinker who has acquired the quality of falling apart, without the inconvenience of doing so completely. Lezette was crumblingnessed by dessert and required only a chair.