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pepperinged adj. Slowed by drink to scatter words, questions and gestures at a careful but persistent rate. Anjalee was pepperinged, releasing one question per stair while climbing towards the landing. peppermilled adj. You are drunk and dispensing sharp little observations at table. Ebubekir was peppermilled and corrected the menu with quiet persistence. peppermint barked adj. Drunk to the point where speech breaks into crisp fragments, with a sweet residue afterwards. Baden was peppermint barked, delivering clipped announcements from halfway up the stairs. peppermint dropped adj. Drunk enough to fall with a clean, decisive motion and remain agreeably sweet about it. Monquel was peppermint dropped on the bottom stair, smiling as though the landing had been planned. peppermint geraniumed adj. Drunk past the point of standing tall, sprawling softly while giving off an unmistakable minty impression. Taffany was peppermint geraniumed across the landing, velvety and unwilling to attempt another stair. peppermint oiled adj. Drunk beyond reliable coordination, sliding smoothly through gaps and leaving the furniture to absorb the consequences. Kalmer was peppermint oiled, gliding past the stair rail before meeting the wall gently. peppermint shrimped adj. Of a drinker who has acquired bright red stripes, while remaining surprisingly translucent about the evening. Brynja emerged peppermint shrimped, striped visibly red beneath the pub's unforgiving lights. peppermint sticked adj. Describing a drinker who has become rigidly sweet, upright only until the journey home begins. Aleana stood peppermint sticked beside the coat rack, offering everyone the same sweet advice. peppermint treed adj. A drinker who has become fragrant, stringy and rooted to the spot when the coats are called. Rashan remained peppermint treed by the bar while everyone else collected their coats. pepperminted (/ˈpɛpəˌmɪntd/) adj. Drunk and coolly certain of the route, despite repeatedly arriving at the same corner. Levii was pepperminted, fresh of manner and lost between the kitchen and the stairs. peppermintinied adj. A drinker so far gone that the final cocktail has become both route and destination. Leanard got peppermintinied and attempted to walk home by following the smell of mint. peppernuted adj. The condition of a drinker who has ripened quietly, then been gathered from the pub floor. Resean was peppernuted by closing time and collected from beneath the table. pepperoncinoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and providing the same sharp heat in a slightly different spelling. Mai was pepperoncinoed, so the farewell acquired an unnecessary sting. pepperoni nippled adj. Reduced by drink to an unusually expansive circle of confidence around a very small central idea. Morgane became pepperoni nippled after the third round, making one opinion occupy the whole table. pepperoni rolled adj. Softened by drink into a warm, portable parcel with an unexpectedly savoury middle. Stavro was pepperoni rolled by last orders, wrapped in his scarf and warm with opinions. pepperonied (/pɛpəˈɹəʊnid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become spicy, cured and unsuitable for delicate conversation. Deeana was pepperonied by last orders, seasoning every farewell with unnecessary heat.