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pedestriannessed adj. Drunk, with the result that every ambition has become an ordinary walk to the nearest chair. Claudina was pedestriannessed, regarding the journey to breakfast as sufficient achievement. pedestrienned adj. Drunk to a degree that walking in a straight line becomes an optional form of architecture. Icelyn was pedestrienned, constructing a gentle curve between the bed and the bathroom. pedetided adj. Drunk to the extent of making spring-heeled progress in short bursts, then resting under the nearest cover. Goran was pedetided, bounding briefly towards coffee before collapsing beside the radiator. pedhaed adj. Loosened by drink into a soft, sweet disposition, with little resistance to a second helping. Lovie was pedhaed and accepted the condensed milk without seeking an explanation. pedialgiaed adj. Drunk on the strength of sore feet, as though the night's walking had been an organised expedition. Kell was pedialgiaed, nursing both feet and disputing the distance travelled. pediatricianed (/piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)nd/) adj. Loosened by drink into offering medical advice to anyone young enough to look impressionable. Raiza went pediatricianed and advised Onterio to avoid strenuous dancing until morning. pediatricsed (/ˌpiːdɪˈætɹɪksd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which every youthful complaint requires a full case history. Patterson became pediatricsed and took twenty minutes to establish why Tressy wanted crisps. pediatried adj. Drunk on the strength of being asked to help, and now attending to everyone’s smallest complaint. Jemica grew pediatried and offered to examine a blister caused by an entirely unsuitable shoe. pediatristed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating minor social ailments with the solemnity of a children’s clinic. Donnette became pediatristed and diagnosed the quiet table with an acute shortage of conversation. pedibused adj. Drunk and treating every journey as a party bike, despite having no passengers or bicycle. Karrington went pedibused and pedalled an imaginary party bike through the smoking area. pedicabed (/ˈpɛdiˌkæbd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every tricycle appears hooded, hireable and capable of taking you home. Niyoka went pedicabed and hailed Iraj’s shopping trolley as a passenger vehicle. pedicanted adj. Drunk enough to accept the least suitable role in every conversation and defend the choice. Brene got pedicanted and volunteered for the awkward explanation nobody had requested. pedicatioed (/ˌpiːdɪˈkeɪʃɪəʊd/) adj. Drunk beyond recognising that confidence is not, by itself, a suitable plan. Tayliana became pedicatioed and called the plainly dangerous suggestion ‘straightforward’. pedicationed (/pɛdɪˈkeɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns a private proposal into a confidently announced course of action. Hezron went pedicationed and explained the evening’s revised arrangements to strangers. pedicatored adj. Drunk, with the result that every negotiation is approached as though you alone hold the initiative. Kamsiyochi became pedicatored and assigned Viki the role of agreeable opposition. pedicellariaed adj. Drunk to the extent of correcting, cleaning and defensively pinching every conversation within reach. Jayleana went pedicellariaed and tidied Karlie’s argument with three precise interruptions.