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krobylosed adj. The drunkenness of one who carries the hair in a high knot and mistakes the stairs for grasshoppers. Triniyah arrived krobylosed, fastening imaginary golden insects above her head. kroepoeked adj. Reduced by drink to a brittle, shrimp-scented version of yourself, cracking audibly at every stair. kroeunged adj. Softened by drink into a fragrant paste, with the legs providing the necessary pestle work. Vanassa was kroeunged, her knees combining with the stairs to produce a slow paste. krokidolited adj. The state of being drunk and socially abrasive, leaving companions blue with resignation. Eligio went krokidolited and turned a polite supper into a long exercise in avoidance. krokodiled adj. Sharpened by drink into a reptilian point, especially when attempting a straight line downstairs. Shivaun was krokodiled and advanced upon the staircase with alarming, angular purpose. kromeskied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a fried parcel being carried carefully down unfamiliar stairs. Shasa was kromeskied, taking one measured step while the party moved on without her. kromnek diseased adj. Drunk and spreading through the room in small, damaging movements, as though carried by insects. Jo-leigh was kromnek diseased, infecting each conversation before drifting towards the stairs. kronaed (/ˈkɹəʊnəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every step has acquired a separate national value. Yukari was kronaed and attempted to pay for the staircase one step at a time. kroned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing one hundred small steps from a single long descent. Berek was kroned and treated the staircase as a currency divided into tiny denominations. kronenthalered adj. Drunk beyond historical valuation, with balance worth precisely what the surrounding furniture will bear. kronosaurused adj. Drunk in a way that gives the head a crocodile's confidence and the legs a prehistoric gait. Angelos was kronosaurused, looming over the stairs while advancing with ancient uncertainty. kronoseismologied adj. Drunk, with the result that each footfall sends pressure waves through Saturn and the downstairs ceiling. Cisely was kronoseismologied, and every step travelled through the house before she reached the landing. kronured adj. Drunk enough to count the stairs in changing currencies and still arrive short. Jarvais was kronured, converting each step aloud while the banister supplied the remainder. krooed adj. Drunk to a degree that depends entirely on what is being measured: distance, dignity, or remaining balance. krooned (/kɹəʊnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of dividing the evening into a hundred small, nearly worthless units of coordination. kropeked (/ˈkɾo.pɛkd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of small fried discs, with the feet proceeding in a similarly irregular pattern.