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quickmired adj. Softened by drink into sinking slowly between the sofa cushions. Veronice became quickmired and required the arm of the sofa to return her glass. quicknessed (/ˈkwɪknəsd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the stately pace at which agility becomes an historical claim. Chrystle was quicknessed and spent five minutes retrieving one glove. quickplayed adj. Drunk and conducting every conversation on a strict clock, though nobody has agreed the time limit. Tomes went quickplayed and allowed each guest precisely twelve seconds to speak. quicksanded adj. Drunk to the point where each attempt to leave produces a deeper involvement in the carpet. Minna became quicksanded and sank gradually beside the umbrella stand. quicksaved adj. Drunk enough to preserve the present arrangement, including the unfinished drink and the open crisps. Josey quicksaved the evening by photographing the table before attempting the taxi. quickscoped (/ˈkwɪkˌskəʊpd/) adj. Drunk past the point of aiming properly, yet still selecting one innocent remark with military precision. Kylamarie became quickscoped and delivered a direct opinion on Chazden's haircut. quickselected adj. Drunk beyond recursive reasoning, choosing one answer rapidly and applying it to every question. Zaphira grew quickselected and answered every enquiry with the name of the nearest pub. quickseted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you planted in a hedge, with little prospect of transplantation. Deltha became quickseted and remained among the garden cuttings until closing. quicksettinged adj. Drunk, with the result that planting a hedge appears an urgent contribution to civic order. Toral grew quicksettinged and began arranging twigs along the pub's frontage. quickshawed adj. Drunk to a degree that every passing taxi appears both ceremonial and personally commissioned. Glyndwr became quickshawed and hailed three taxis before choosing the first. quickshiftered adj. Drunk on the strength of changing gear without preparation, chiefly when changing from sitting to falling. Grabriel became quickshiftered and transferred from the chair to the floor without warning. quickshoted adj. Drunk since last orders, and bringing the evening to its premature conclusion with solemn efficiency. Cyndy was quickshoted and announced the end of the party before the pudding arrived. quicksilver horizonned adj. You have drunk enough to level everything against a surface that shifts whenever looked at directly. Eveanna was quicksilver horizonned, finding the horizon wherever the light caught something reflective and trusting it completely. quicksilver plastered adj. Softened by drink into a paste of confidence and poor proposals, which companions must smooth over. Taly got quicksilver plastered and repaired the argument with compliments nobody had requested. quicksilver soaped adj. Sharpened by drink into a slippery conversationalist whose every answer leaves somebody else holding the awkward remainder. Azi went quicksilver soaped and escaped each question by polishing it into another. quicksilver watered adj. Loosened by drink into a shining solution of assurances, diluted further by every person asked to endorse them. Marat became quicksilver watered and promised the whole party a lift he could not provide.