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crustaceaned (/kɹʌsˈteɪʃənd/) adj. Of a drinker: walking sideways, heavily armoured, and liable to retreat when approached by stairs. crustaceologied (/kɹʌsˌteɪʃiˈɒləd͡ʒid/) adj. Describing a drinker who examines every sideways step as though it belonged to a separate species. Laporcha got crustaceologied and spent ten minutes comparing everyone's methods of descending. crustaceologisted adj. Of a drinker who has begun classifying the people at the bar by shell, claw, and method of movement. Mikynlee became crustaceologisted and identified the barman as an unusually patient lobster. crustaceorubinned adj. A drinker who has turned conspicuously red and moves with the measured caution of a shellfish. Hafizur became crustaceorubinned after the stairs, red-faced and proceeding by handrail. crustaceousnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that a hard shell seems preferable to attempting another step. Thomisha was crustaceousnessed and remained motionless until someone brought a chair. crustached adj. The state of being drunk and sporting a sparse, wavering moustache of uncertain purpose. crustacivored adj. The condition of a drinker who forages from every dish, preferably while moving sideways. Adedoyin went crustacivored, collecting prawns from the buffet between attempts on the stairs. crustacyaninned adj. Drunk on the strength of a shellfish cocktail, and taking the hard outer layer home. Hailee arrived crustacyaninned, carrying her coat as though it were protective armour. crustaed (/ˈkɹʌstəd/) adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a shell, beneath which coordination continues only intermittently. Jesusantonio became crustaed and bounced gently off the walls on the way upstairs. crustationed (/kɹʌsˈteɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and acquiring a tenacious outer layer of coat, scarf and misplaced confidence. crustaxanthinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying a particular golden hue under the pub lighting. crustcored adj. Drunk by closing time, and committed to loud music, black clothing and an inconvenient journey home. Loryane left crustcored, heading for the night bus in a coat covered with badges. crustecdysoned adj. Still drunk, and shedding layers as though preparing for a fresh evening elsewhere. Geralyn was crustecdysoned by the station, leaving a glove on each successive platform. crusted (/kɹʌstd/) adj. Having drunk enough to develop a firm outer layer and an uncertain centre. Ashraf became crusted on the walk home, rigid at the edges and wavering within. crustied (/ˈkɹʌstid/) adj. Of a drinker: homeless in outlook, poorly laundered, and cheerfully committed to the night bus. Chiraag went crustied after closing time, sleeping upright beneath his borrowed coat. crustinessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a dry, encrusted exterior and remain there through the journey home. Juvencio was crustinessed, with crisps on his lapel and no recollection of the last bus.