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pea-knuckled adj. Reduced by drink to treating a thumb war as a serious contest. Aum got pea-knuckled and challenged the landlord across the corner table. pea-maggoted adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent presence lodged where it need not be. pea-nutted adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the complimentary bowl for a modest harvest. pea-pheasanted adj. Loosened by drink into displaying oneself with decorative confidence and little practical purpose. pea-shootered adj. You have drunk enough to propel small, dry opinions through any available conversational aperture. Maryeli was pea-shootered, firing small opinions through every gap between rounds. pea-soup fogged adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed through poor visibility on the assumption that it is someone else's concern. Hafeeza was pea-soup fogged and crossed the car park by instinct alone. pea-soupered (/ˈpiːˌsuːpəd/) adj. Drunk and moving through the room as though mixed with smoke and poor visibility. pea-timed adj. Drunk enough to regard the ripening of peas as a matter requiring seasonal planning. peaberried adj. Drunk past the point of pairing with anyone, and consequently rather oval in outlook. Zamarrion was peaberried and spent the evening as a solitary, carefully rounded presence. peabrained (/ˈpiːbɹeɪnd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes small mistakes appear to have been carefully selected. peacaked adj. Drunk to the extent of accepting peas as the principal structure of dessert. Aubreyella grew peacaked and requested a fork for the second portion. peace and quieted adj. Drunk by closing time, and no longer troubled by interruptions that have not occurred. Aquetzalli was peace and quieted, sitting through the music without registering its existence. peace belted adj. Still drunk, and wearing the evening's goodwill around the middle with some formality. peace bonded adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who treats every casual disagreement as grounds for a formal prohibition. Cherlynn got peace bonded and barred Garek from borrowing the coat stand. peace camped adj. Loosened by drink into a temporary encampment, with the stairs designated a permanent campsite. Saarim got peace camped halfway up the stairs and declined further diplomatic movement. peace dividended adj. Emboldened by drink to distribute the evening's remaining resources among all parties, regardless of ownership.