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peg tankarded adj. Describing a drinker who divides the remaining water into equal portions and loses count. Anais-maria was peg tankarded, measuring the glass into four solemn mouthfuls. peg warmered adj. A drinker who remains on the sofa, abundant in supply and scarcely demanded by anyone. Dalay was peg warmered, occupying the sofa while nobody requested his assistance. peg-and-socket jointed adj. A drinker so far gone that rising from the sofa requires a permanent household attachment. Fredreck was peg-and-socket jointed and remained connected to the sofa until morning. peg-ficheded adj. The state of being drunk and trying to dislodge the kitchen stool before reaching the water. Germaine was peg-ficheded, circling the stool while Mehtaab retrieved the glass. peg-legged adj. The drunkenness of one who reaches the kitchen by a woodenly measured, uneven route. Serinity arrived peg-legged and took the long way round the coffee table. peg-stripped adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a narrow, splintery version of yourself. Gresham was peg-stripped, speaking in thin strips between trips to the bar. peg-top trousersed adj. Drunk by closing time, and broad in opinion at the top but narrowing sharply towards the feet. Jamar went peg-top trousersed after the bitter, with confidence above and caution below. peg-topped adj. Drunk enough to rotate continuously while maintaining the solemn appearance of balance. Addelina got peg-topped and spun gently beside the Christmas tree. pegacorned adj. Still drunk, and giving the evening an unnecessary horn and a certain airborne quality. Laporcha remained pegacorned, telling the barmaid she had wings beneath her coat. pegadored adj. Too drunk to detach yourself from the nearest conversation, however reluctantly it carries you. Leota stayed pegadored to the darts team despite having joined the wrong match. pegagaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become low, spreading, and unexpectedly concerned with the damp beneath the table. Aloniab was pegagaed on the snug floor, quietly inspecting the spilled cider. pegamined adj. Having drunk enough to make every conversation flexible, adhesive, and faintly synthetic. Davionna became pegamined, joining unrelated conversations wherever the voices were warmest. pegamoided adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with a dry surface or a clean account of the evening. Din was pegamoided, varnishing the bar with stout and denying any involvement. peganidined adj. You are drunk and chemically self-important, as though the bar had become a laboratory. Zacardi was peganidined, measuring the whisky by molecular intuition. peganined adj. Of a drinker: flushed, persistent, and convinced that the cough has a perfectly good explanation. Jenrry was peganined, explaining his throat-clearing to everyone near the fruit machine. peganismed adj. Of a drinker who has abandoned the bar menu for an exacting account of nuts, seeds, and percentages. Dacorian became peganismed and audited the contents of the ploughman's lunch.