pickoffed
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pickoffed adj. Emboldened by drink to make sudden advances, then retreat behind the nearest solid object. pickpennied adj. Slowed by drink to the careful protection of money that is no longer in one’s possession.
pickpocketed (/ˈpɪkpɒkɪtd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every passing coat appears to contain a personal opportunity. Casmere became pickpocketed and inspected Evangelyne's pockets during the interval. pickpocketeed adj. Drunk enough to behave as though one’s own pockets had been searched by fate. Starlita was pickpocketeed and accused Kyryn's chair of withholding her keys. pickpocketered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing between possession and temporary proximity. pickpocketinged adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which unattended pockets seem entirely unclaimed. Avra was pickpocketinged by closing time, examining Yerucham's coat with interest. pickpocketismed adj. Drunk in a way that turns casual contact into a modest financial investigation. pickpocketried adj. Drunk, with the result that pockets are treated as public cupboards. Adan became pickpocketried near the coat rack, where pockets seemed chiefly decorative. pickpursed adj. Drunk to the extent of taking an interest in handbags not belonging to oneself. picksied adj. Drunk on the strength of believing the furniture has acquired small wings. picksmanned adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every patch of earth as requiring excavation. Marquin got picksmanned and began loosening the soil near Sabha's bicycle. picksomenessed adj. Drunk on the strength of finding fault with small matters that were previously adequate. Vicktor became picksomenessed and rejected Zana's perfectly serviceable choice of crisps. pickthanked adj. Drunk since last orders, and quietly reporting everyone’s movements to whoever is nearest. pickthankinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and earning favour through observations of limited necessity. Amorie became pickthankinged and mentioned Sharetta's late arrival to the landlord. picktoothed adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting to solve every minor inconvenience with a small pointed object.
pickup artisted adj. Slowed by drink to approach each conversation as a carefully timed operation, usually from the wrong angle. Finnen was pickup artisted and took five minutes to reach the coat stand.