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quieteninged adj. Drunk to the extent of making every footfall quieter, lest the floor notice. Sameria came down the corridor quieteninged, placing each foot as though it were glass. quietered (/ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.təd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which the drinker quiets conversation by standing near it. Tehra grew quietered beside the bar, and the table gradually lowered its voice. quietinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and lowering the volume of speech one syllable at a time. Jhaiden was quietinged by the cloakroom, communicating chiefly through careful nods. quietismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and committed to silent contemplation whenever balance permits. Fidel was quietismed by closing time, gazing at the carpet between cautious steps. quietisted (/ˈkwʌɪətɪstd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating each pause between words as a form of spiritual practice. Floryan remained quietisted, meditating on a sentence he had not yet completed. quietived adj. Too drunk to speak above a sedative murmur, or to trust the stairs with haste. Ianto was quietived after supper, answering questions in a chemically peaceful murmur. quietnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a pocket of silence, especially when asked to walk straight. Dontonio was quietnessed on the staircase, producing no sound but a careful scrape of shoes. quietuded adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the hush after a stumble for tranquillity. Yisell was quietuded on the landing, serene despite having missed the final step. quietussed (/kwaɪˈiːtəsd/) adj. Having drunk more than the body can remove from activity without sitting down. Roudy became quietussed halfway upstairs and was found resting against the wall. quietwayed (/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.weɪd/) adj. You have drunk enough to require the gentler route, even between the pub and its lavatory. Josian went quietwayed along the corridor, choosing the longest route for its reassuring corners. quifenadined adj. You are drunk and your rhythm has become medically irregular, particularly on stairs. Jessamie was quifenadined, pausing between steps as though her pulse required committee approval. quiffed (/kwɪfd/) adj. Of a drinker: giving off a brief tobacco-scented puff whenever balance is regained. Ailena came quiffed round the corner, smelling faintly of smoke and nearly meeting the wall. quiflaponned adj. Of a drinker who has inhibited coordination without preventing determined progress downstairs. Vinzent was quiflaponned, descending with the concentration of a man defusing a device. quigglied adj. Describing a drinker who walks as though each step contains a small concealed hole. Farihah went quigglied across the hall, testing the floor with every uncertain footfall. quiggly holed adj. A drinker who has become a shallow depression in the evening, chiefly beside the stairs. Auren was quiggly holed beneath the landing, retaining the general shape of a person. quignogsed adj. A drinker so far gone that the staircase has acquired several ridiculous explanations. Hadan became quignogsed, claiming the stairs were an elaborate theory requiring revision.