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pedal keyboarded adj. Drunk on the strength of your feet attempting a concert beneath the table while your speech supplies the organ. Jessee got pedal keyboarded and played a silent fugue under the table during supper. pedal noted adj. Drunk since last orders, and holding one low, sustained opinion while every other thought loses pitch. Taquetta remained pedal noted throughout dinner, repeating one deep observation about the carpet. pedal pointed adj. Drunk by the third round, and sustaining one bass note of conversation through all changes of subject. Layce stayed pedal pointed for an hour, returning to the same low argument about taxis. pedal pushered adj. Drunk by closing time, and cycling determinedly through stationary objects rather than round them. Madilene went pedal pushered into the umbrella stand, then tried the same route again. pedal steel guitared adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a horizontal playing position, foot controls and a slide before attempting the stairs. Lashaundria went pedal steel guitared across the lounge, sliding one foot after the other. pedal steel guitaristed adj. Having drunk enough to play the stairs as a horizontal instrument, using your feet for uncertain modulation. Ansah became pedal steel guitaristed halfway down, sliding carefully between the handrails. pedal steelled adj. Too drunk to keep your legs flexible, standing rigidly while your feet attempt separate arrangements. Oliyah was pedal steelled beside the piano, unable to bend but still operating both feet. pedal stooled adj. Slowed by drink to requiring a child’s assisting platform before reaching any ordinary destination. Lockley was pedal stooled on the stairs, with Cathaline providing the necessary support. pedal stroked adj. Drunk and giving each step a deliberate push, as though the pavement required propulsion. Marjon was pedal stroked, advancing towards the taxi one emphatic footfall at a time. pedal-pushered adj. Still drunk, and applying steady pressure to the feet while the rest of the body negotiates direction. Treyvond came pedal-pushered across the hall, advancing by effort rather than balance. pedal-stooled adj. You have drunk enough to need a raised support beneath your feet before attempting any further descent. Aro went pedal-stooled after supper, arranging cushions before approaching the stairs. pedalaviumed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a foot-washing ritual from an urgent request for a basin and a towel. Milbra became pedalaviumed and solemnly filled a basin beside the kitchen sink. pedalboarded adj. Of a drinker: operating the lower limbs independently, as though the feet belonged to an organ console. Humzah was pedalboarded on the stairs, assigning each foot a different register of movement. pedalboardinged adj. Of a drinker who has turned walking into foot-operated travel, with frequent changes of tempo and direction. Madine was pedalboardinged through the lobby, alternating speed whenever the floor seemed to move. pedalboated adj. A drinker who propels himself by short foot-powered strokes and regards the floor as navigable water. Emalin was pedalboated by midnight, crossing the room in slow, determined bursts. pedalcared adj. Drunk past the point of adult locomotion, proceeding by small repeated pushes and cheerful oversteering. Evergreen went pedalcared round the coffee table, steering with both hands and no visible plan.