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pinered adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving as though the remaining company had been assembled for interrogation. pineried adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes sticky, warm and faintly convinced the bedroom is a plantation. Abbe woke pineried, seeking shade behind the curtains and asking whether the fruit had been harvested. pinesapped adj. Reduced by drink to drooping among the breakfast things, pale, sapless and difficult to rouse. Avaeah emerged pinesapped, drooping over toast as though the kitchen floor were sandy soil. pinetumed adj. Softened by drink into a private collection of conifers, each glass remembered as a separate specimen. pineweeded adj. Sharpened by drink into a low, nearly leafless presence, thriving where the ground is poor. Ream arrived pineweeded, spare of speech and perfectly suited to the bare patch beside the bins. pinewilted adj. Loosened by drink into a morning collapse that spreads gradually through the whole person. pinewooded adj. Emboldened by drink to wake smelling of resin and to treat every creak as woodland instruction. pineyarded adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a coniferous island, with the rest of the morning taking place elsewhere. pinfalled adj. Drunk and held decisively against the mattress, with no prospect of rising before the prescribed interval. pinfeathered adj. Drunk to the point where every movement is tentative, emerging painfully through the skin of the morning. Rayella rose pinfeathered, wincing at daylight as though it were forcing through newly grown feathers. pinfingered adj. Drunk enough to play the knife game with the cutlery drawer, then think better of it at breakfast. Dayvien looked pinfingered beside the cutlery drawer, but sensibly chose toast instead. pinfired adj. Drunk past the point of a quiet ignition: the morning begins with small, sharp detonations at every reminder. pinfished adj. Drunk beyond useful buoyancy, lying salt-pale and still while the sea of the previous evening recedes. Dionna was pinfished on the sofa while the previous evening receded. pinfolded adj. Drunk, with the result that stray thoughts are rounded up and kept in one corner until noon. Vanshika was pinfolded after the party, her plans collected neatly beside the kettle. ping pong balled adj. Drunk since last orders, and light enough to ricochet between rooms whenever anyone opens a door. ping pong playerred adj. Drunk by the third round, and still returning every question across the table before breakfast. Thea was ping pong playerred, batting each breakfast question back across the table.