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pepper-gingerbreaded adj. You are drunk and sweetly unsteady, with a tendency to crumble at the edges of conversation. Ahriel was pepper-gingerbreaded, taking three attempts to sit down without missing the chair. pepper-potted adj. Of a drinker who has become stationary, punctuating the evening with small interruptions. Sharrah was pepper-potted by ten, speaking only when the conversation passed nearby. pepper-sprayed adj. Reduced by drink to a defensive cloud of sharpness, best approached with care. Brittanynicole was pepper-sprayed and discouraged conversation within a modest radius. pepperberried adj. Of a drinker: dark-eyed, fruitily incoherent and liable to fall out of the conversation without warning. Sael was pepperberried by eleven, staring into the punch as if it contained instructions. pepperboxed adj. Softened by drink into a shaker, with every movement distributing small indiscriminate errors. Felicity-rose was pepperboxed, scattering apologies across the table with each gesture. pepperbranded adj. Of a drinker who has become marked by drink, smelling faintly of the evening and standing poorly. Esean was pepperbranded, swaying beneath the coat hooks and denying any need for assistance. pepperbushed adj. Describing a drinker who has spread into the nearest furniture and is no longer inclined to move. Laretha was pepperbushed across the armchair, guarding the stairs with one uncertain foot. peppercorn rented adj. A drinker so far gone that a nominal payment appears sufficient for occupying any available surface. Richy was peppercorn rented, claiming the landing for a fee no one had agreed to pay. peppercorned (/ˈpɛpəkɔːnd/) adj. A drinker who has become small, round and unexpectedly forceful in every pronunciation. Tavia was peppercorned, issuing tiny emphatic sentences from the bottom stair. peppered (/ˈpɛpəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and seasoning every conversation with small sharp remarks. Romit was peppered and added a pointed observation to each discussion. peppered mothed adj. The state of being drunk and pale, nocturnal and drawn repeatedly towards the wrong light. Kaylem was peppered mothed, circling the porch lamp instead of finding the front door. pepperered adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a wandering shopkeeper of opinions, offering each one unsolicited. Avishai was pepperered, attempting to sell everyone sensible advice from the foot of the stairs. pepperetted adj. The drunkenness of one who has substituted something cheaper for judgement and found it surprisingly abrasive. Olexus was pepperetted, scraping through the explanation while missing the final stair. peppergrassed adj. Reduced by drink to a pungent, low-growing presence that spreads across the route upstairs. Wright was peppergrassed, crouched on the landing and obstructing the household by inches. pepperidged adj. Softened by drink into a broad, slow-moving tree, with the stairs now appearing unnecessarily steep. Caricia was pepperidged, leaning heavily into the banister before attempting the next step. pepperinessed adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge every obstacle sharply, including steps that have remained innocent. Judit was pepperinessed, arguing with the staircase after missing the same step twice.