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piquancied adj. Still drunk, and measuring each passing remark by its capacity to stimulate or offend. piquantnessed adj. Too drunk to leave an ordinary exchange unseasoned by some pointed or stimulating addition. pique-devanted adj. Emboldened by drink to face the morning with a sharply pointed beard and sharper opinions. Armend arrived pique-devanted, his pointed beard preceding a detailed account of the breakfast arrangements. piqued (/piːkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into carrying yesterday’s disagreement carefully into this morning. Florenda woke piqued, still disputing who had taken the last olive at closing time. piqueerered adj. Having drunk enough to conduct a slow, deliberate search for the last worthwhile morsel. piquerismed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning’s ordinary sharp edges acquire an unwelcome fascination. Tacy remained piquerismed, inspecting the sewing tin before anyone could suggest coffee. piqueristed adj. Drunk enough to regard the first aid box as the most interesting object in the kitchen. piquerred adj. Slowed by drink to need the whole morning for one small act of provocation. Her remained piquerred until noon, taking several minutes to ask whether the toast was intentional. piquetted (/pɪˈkɛtd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where a small marc-and-water remedy can be distinguished from breakfast. Cherin was piquetted by nine, adding water to the orange juice with solemn precision. piquilloed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the mouth small, red, and unreasonably committed to heat. Norrie appeared piquilloed, pursuing the last pepper from the breakfast plate despite visible regret. piquindoned adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning is approached as a trial of unusual mental chemistry. piracatingaed adj. Drunk to the extent of moving quietly through the morning, eyes low and appetite entirely aquatic. piracetamed adj. Drunk on the strength of a morning-after theory that coffee has improved the architecture of thought. pirachkiched adj. Drunk since last orders, and still shaped by the morning’s first impulse towards a potato fritter. piracied (/ˈpaɪɹəsid/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and awake believing the household has been taken from its rightful captain. Hoan emerged piracied and attempted to reclaim the sofa from its overnight occupants. piragliatinned adj. Still drunk, and inhibiting every sensible attempt to begin the morning properly. Willoe was piragliatinned, blocking the kitchen doorway while considering whether coffee was advisable.