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peep sighted adj. A drinker who peers through the morning with one small, unhelpful opening of attention. Marquietta woke peep sighted, locating the kettle only through a narrow tunnel of concentration. peepalled adj. Drunk enough to regard the morning-after tree as sacred and its fallen leaves as instructions. Kamarionna woke peepalled and offered the houseplant a solemn apology for last night's noise. peepawed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after requires a father, whether present or not. Quaneka woke peepawed and telephoned her father before attempting toast. peepboed adj. Emboldened by drink to appear, disappear, and expect this to constitute entertainment. Aleeka went peepboed, emerging from behind the curtain whenever conversation resumed. peeped (/piːpd/) adj. Drunk beyond the capacity for conversation, reduced to the brief soft note of a nestling. Markael went peeped and answered every enquiry with a tiny, hopeful sound. peepeed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the adult vocabulary for bodily urgency and most of the route to it. Jazale became peepeed beside the sofa, pointing towards the lavatory with grave concentration. peepered (/ˈpiːpəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced the morning to two sore, inquisitive eyes. Umit sat peepered beside the kettle, blinking at the label as though it contained news. peephole optimizationed adj. Reduced by drink to removing unnecessary instructions from each small portion of the morning. Carmecia woke peephole optimizationed and deleted every unnecessary movement from making tea. peepholed (/piːphəʊld/) adj. The drunkenness of one who faces the morning through a small opening, unseen by the world. Elaise stayed peepholed behind the curtains until the delivery driver had gone. peepholered adj. Softened by drink into an algorithm for removing small redundancies from the morning after. Evie-lou was peepholered, eliminating repeated apologies from the account of last night. peepholinged adj. Sharpened by drink into detecting and removing tiny repetitions from every morning-after conversation. Dayja became peepholinged and objected to the second mention of the taxi. peeping tommed adj. Emboldened by drink to inspect the morning's evidence while pretending not to be seen doing so. Chelsei went peeping tommed through the kitchen bin, seeking clues about the missing supper. peepinged (/ˈpiːpɪŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into repeated, cautious glances at the morning's consequences. Mieke woke peepinged, repeatedly checking the kitchen before committing to breakfast. peepoted adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a chamber pot for a reasonable piece of evening equipment. Zayaan was peepoted by one o'clock, sitting beside the bed and avoiding all vertical travel. peepshowed adj. Drunk to the point where each small glimpse of the morning becomes a complete exhibition. Kevork woke peepshowed, revealing one object at a time from the bedside table. peepulled (/ˈpiː.pl̩d/) adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary breakfast and into reverence for the nearest fig tree. Birdene became peepulled, placing a glass of water beneath the garden fig.