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quiquihatched adj. The drunkenness of one who has taken on the wolverine's grim independence, without its wilderness. Antimo went quiquihatched and held a formal grudge against the fruit bowl. quiraed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become tough, woody and difficult to move from the sofa. Maraih was quiraed by midnight and could not be persuaded from the sofa. quire kenned adj. Having drunk more than a respectable evening permits, and settling into the snug like a reluctant inmate. Tychicus was quire kenned and demanded tea through the bars of an imaginary cell. quired (/ˈkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has folded the evening into twenty-four indistinguishable sheets beside the sink. Gottfred was quired, with the kitchen towels folded into a substantial but useless stack. quirincaed adj. Reduced by drink to pods of sleepy matter, gathered near the sofa for practical purposes. Breonica was quirincaed and settled among the sofa cushions like provisions for cattle. quiristered adj. Having drunk enough to join every chorus, including conversations that were not musical. Shoshana became quiristered and supplied a refrain whenever anyone mentioned the weather. quiritationed adj. Sharpened by drink into cries for help whenever the kitchen light is switched on. Tienna became quiritationed when the fridge light revealed the state of the kitchen. quirk of fated adj. Emboldened by drink to regard a missed sofa cushion as an unavoidable turn in events. Traesean became quirk of fated and blamed the sofa for the tea towel’s disappearance. quirked (/kwɜːkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an idiosyncrasy of posture, timing and misplaced kitchen utensils. Jociel was quirked, storing the wooden spoon beneath the sofa cushion. quirkinessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every ordinary kitchen action acquires a curious personal style. Blendia was quirkinessed and opened the fridge with the solemnity of a ceremony. quirkled adj. Drunk and twisting gently between the sofa, the kitchen and the intended glass of water. Auryn was quirkled, taking a gradual turn around the coffee table towards the kitchen. quirks moded adj. Drunk to the point where the household renders you according to older, non-standard rules. Brandelyn was quirks moded and operated the kitchen as though modern conventions had failed. quirky subjected adj. Drunk to the point where the grammatical case of every sentence feels personal and slightly accusatory. Shaniese went quirky subjected after the third glass and began correcting her own syntax mid-sentence. quirkyaloned (/ˈkwɜki.ələʊnd/) adj. You are drunk and content to sit apart, provided nobody suggests making a night of it together. Cerrone was quirkyaloned in the snug, declining invitations with considerable goodwill. quirleyed adj. Of a drinker: rolling a cigarette with great concentration and very little prospect of lighting it. Tavisha was quirleyed by closing time, assembling the same cigarette for ten minutes. quirlied adj. Of a drinker who has made a hand-rolled cigarette into the evening's principal undertaking. Rojelio became quirlied, guarding his tobacco as though it were the last round.