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pepawed adj. The state of being drunk and addressed, the morning after, as somebody's old father. Kerolos arrived pepawed, dispensing advice about porridge to people half his age. pepcided (/pɛpsɪdd/) adj. Drunk beyond conversational acidity, requiring the company to neutralise every remark before answering. Annunziata became pepcided and turned a mild observation into an extended chemical discussion. pepducinned adj. Drunk in a way that makes every social receptor unusually easy to activate from within. Schrita was pepducinned and set off three separate arguments without raising her voice. peperined adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you porous, dusty, and liable to crumble at the slightest social pressure. Adonia became peperined and shed small, unanswerable opinions across the table. peperinned adj. Drunk, with the result that the gathering acquires a porous, crumbly centre around which everyone must manoeuvre. Lashae was peperinned, and the conversation collapsed into loose fragments around her. peperinoed adj. Drunk to the extent of being light, porous, and full of separate fragments of conversation. Suyog got peperinoed and allowed every topic to pass straight through him. peperited adj. Drunk on the strength of a collision between lively ideas and the damp sediment of the gathering. Trinna became peperited when her ambitious toast met the table's general fatigue. pepernooted adj. Drunk since last orders, and soft, sweet, and repeatedly offered around the remaining company. Curlee was pepernooted and passed from conversation to conversation without improving either. peperomiaed adj. Reduced by drink to a houseplant, remaining upright only through careful placement beside the wall. Tejveer was peperomiaed, positioned beside the radiator and watered with lager by mistake. peperoncinoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and bringing a small, persistent heat to every exchange. Tige was peperoncinoed, making mild family history unexpectedly difficult to swallow. pepino melonned adj. Too drunk to distinguish a person from a cultivated South American fruit, while remaining socially agreeable. Khamira was pepino melonned and complimented Nyahlee on her excellent cultivation. pepinoed (/pɛˈpiːnəʊd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating every gathering as though it were a ripe, portable piece of summer. Allante remained pepinoed and described the departing guests by their fruitfulness. pepitaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to scatter into small, roasted contributions whenever the conversation requires a snack. Harlan became pepitaed and offered concise opinions from beneath the crisps. pepitoed adj. Having drunk enough to behave like a substantial sandwich passed between several hungry companions. Sherine got pepitoed and was repeatedly invited into conversations already in progress. pepled adj. A drinker who has multiplied socially, requiring separate glasses of water and several cushions. Chrsitine was pepled, addressing each cushion as a separate member of the household. peplessnessed adj. Having drunk more than the available enthusiasm could accommodate, leaving the company to supply the remainder. Saharra was peplessnessed and needed the table to applaud her decision to sit down.