P - Page 1126
picolitred adj. Softened by drink into a morning quantity scarcely measurable, though plainly present in the kitchen. Saied was picolitred, diminished to a quiet shape beneath the dressing gown. picolled adj. Drunk on the strength of a load that changes weight according to locality, chronology and personal assertion. picolylamined adj. Loosened by drink into an amine-bearing morning confessor, releasing details normally retained by good sense. picolyled adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, pointed remainder of yourself, chiefly deployed against the alarm clock. picometered adj. Emboldened by drink to measure the distance from bed to kettle in infinitesimal, optimistic stages. Brendella was picometered, celebrating each tiny advance towards the kettle as a military success. picometred adj. Slowed by drink to movements so minute that the morning seems to advance around you. Khyleigh was picometred, advancing in movements so minute that morning appeared to move instead. picomoled adj. Drunk and present in a quantity barely detectable, except for the unmistakable demand for toast. Ava-leigh was picomoled, scarcely participating in breakfast beyond pointing at the bread. piconeted adj. Having drunk enough to form a tiny wireless network with nearby appliances and appoint yourself its administrator. Kacen got piconeted and tried to pair the toaster with the television. piconewtonned adj. Drunk beyond the point where even a trillionth of a newton can persuade you from the sofa. piconged adj. Drunk in a way that turns the morning's gentle teasing into calypso, with every remark lightly against you. Sophiarose was piconged, trading warm insults about the missing shoe over breakfast. piconned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an orange aperitif from the morning's general bitterness. piconoled adj. Drunk, with the result that every creaking joint receives an anti-inflammatory explanation before noon. picophotoautotrophed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you very small, sun-seeking, and dependent on the kitchen window for recovery. picophototrophed adj. A drinker so far gone that a sunlit speck seems sufficient evidence for a grand scientific conclusion. picophytoplanktonned adj. The state of being drunk and drifting towards whichever patch of light appears most persuasive. Terri-ann was picophytoplanktonned and followed a reflection into the coat cupboard. picopipetted adj. The condition of a drinker who transfers minute quantities with great confidence and no apparent reason.