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cryocoolered adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a private cooling system for the sofa. Bryten was cryocoolered, radiating chill beside the untouched glass of water. cryocoolinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and cooling steadily in the corner while the lager settles. cryocrastinationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and postponing every sensible decision until an implausibly distant age. Mankirt was cryocrastinationed at closing, promising to decide about the kebab eventually. cryocraticked adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining a sparse, chilly conversation in which nothing much grows. Aviendha turned cryocraticked by chucking-out time, offering only dry remarks from the end of the settle. cryocrystallographied adj. Still drunk, and examining each ice cube as though its internal structure explained the evening. Jess remained cryocrystallographied, holding a melting cube up to the bar light. cryocultured adj. Too drunk to warm to anyone, but carefully preserving a small social colony beneath the beer garden heater. Esperance sat cryocultured by the patio heater, maintaining a quiet colony of crisps. cryodamaged adj. Having drunk enough to suffer the minor, unmistakable injuries of freezing weather and poor decisions. Uronda arrived cryodamaged, with one glove missing and a pub garden story to tell. cryodded adj. Sufficiently drunk to resemble a cold, waterlogged patch of soil from which little conversation can emerge. Devesh became cryodded beside the fruit machine, damp-eyed and unproductive. cryodebulkinged adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and somehow removing the excess through repeated visits to the lavatory. cryodehydrationed adj. You have drunk enough to become parched while insisting that another round will restore the balance. Reco was cryodehydrationed, asking for water and then ordering cider instead. cryodenervationed adj. You are drunk and have temporarily lost all sensation in the limbs required for leaving. Bobak stood cryodenervationed by the doorway, unable to persuade either foot outdoors. cryodesiccationed adj. Of a drinker: dried out by the evening, yet preserved in precisely the state found at last orders. Farhaan looked cryodesiccationed at breakfast, preserved beside the untouched glass of water. cryodesiccatored adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed the room's moisture, leaving only a crisp demand for crisps. Madysun became cryodesiccatored by the bar, drawing every available damp from the atmosphere. cryodestructioned adj. Describing a drinker who dismantles the evening's finer arrangements with cold, methodical confidence. Khairo went cryodestructioned and dismantled the carefully stacked glasses by reaching for one. cryodetectored adj. A drinker who notices the smallest temperature change, particularly the arrival of a fresh pint. Blanchard, cryodetectored, looked up the instant the cellar door opened. cryodeviced adj. A drinker so far gone that the body operates like unfamiliar equipment kept in a very cold shed. Hannha became cryodeviced, responding to the bell but not to ordinary questions.