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quintoleted adj. Too drunk to perform one morning task without producing a small accompanying group of mistakes. Zebulin was quintoleted, spilling five separate portions of cereal on the way to the bowl. quintomed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the morning oscillate between lofty optimism and a distinctly less promising reality. Jezabelle woke quintomed, alternating between cosmic plans and concern about the empty biscuit tin. quintonned adj. Having drunk enough to carry five simultaneous notes into the morning, none quite agreeing with the others. Serianna woke quintonned, humming five breakfast notes while searching for the milk. quintooned adj. Of a drinker who has been reduced, by the morning after, to a faint remainder of last night's certainty. Geovannie was quintooned by breakfast, a faint remainder of the person who ordered the final round. quintopolied (/kwɪnˈtɒpəlid/) adj. Having drunk more than five competing remedies can provide, leaving the morning controlled by one demand: water. Melenie arrived quintopolied, with five proposed cures and no authority among them. quintozened adj. You have drunk enough to resemble the morning's most persistent white powder, settled heavily wherever placed. Aketzaly looked quintozened on the sofa, pale and settled beneath yesterday's coat. quintrooned adj. Drunk beyond the point of confidently placing yourself in a racial fraction nobody requested. Evelyn-louise went quintrooned and began assigning fractions to strangers at the bar. quintuplationed adj. Drunk in a way that turns one poor decision into five, each seeming an improvement. Analissa got quintuplationed and ordered five increasingly unsuitable desserts. quintuple doubled adj. Drunk to a degree that awards yourself double figures in five categories of achievement. Faybian went quintuple doubled and claimed ten assists for passing the crisps. quintuple metered adj. Drunk to the extent of counting five beats where ordinary conversation requires one. Marquilla grew quintuple metered and applauded every fifth word. quintuple star systemed adj. Drunk on the strength of five simultaneous centres of importance, all believed to be yourself. Japjot became quintuple star systemed and gave each friend a separate orbit. quintuple timed adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting every decision in five-beat time. Quannisha was quintuple timed, pausing five beats before choosing the nearest chair. quintuple-clicked adj. Drunk by the third round, and pressing every button five times to ensure the decision holds. Sinya became quintuple-clicked and locked the hotel lift on every floor. quintupled (/kwɪnˈtʃuːp(ə)ld/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor undertaking acquires five separate stages and none is completed. Lanah became quintupled and used five routes to find the lavatory. quintupleted (/kwɪnˈtʌplətd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and speaking five thoughts in the time one would normally suffice. Jabreon was quintupleted, delivering five introductions before anyone learnt his name. quintuplexed adj. Still drunk, and treating every single object as a collection of five identical opportunities. Charlia was quintuplexed and bought five umbrellas after seeing one cloud.