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quitting timed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating departure as an official end to labour rather than a journey home. Kaelem was quitting timed and clocked off before locating his coat. quitting-timed adj. Still drunk, and formally permitted to go home, subject to finding the front door. Rikkie was quitting-timed and attempted to clock out through the cloakroom mirror. quittinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and deliberately ending every undertaking except the undertaking of another round. Xylon became quittinged and announced the end of the evening before ordering dessert. quittored (/ˈkwɪt.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a chronic hoof abscess from the ordinary consequences of standing in a puddle. Geralynn became quittored and inspected her shoe as though treating a horse. quittured adj. Drunk since last orders, and developing a chronic little grievance at the edge of every conversation. Riane was quittured, nursing a persistent complaint beside the empty glasses. quiver treed adj. Sufficiently drunk to divide solemnly like a southern African aloe, then remain beside the bar. Niakia got quiver treed and produced two identical accounts of the evening. quivered (/ˈkwɪvəd/) adj. Drunk past the point of keeping glasses, cutlery and household missiles in separate categories. Jaspyr became quivered and stored the television remote beside the kitchen knives. quiverered adj. Drunk beyond steady hands, particularly when carrying a full glass across the sitting room. Sentrell was quiverered and carried the water with both hands, though the sofa still suffered. quiverfuled adj. Emboldened by drink to empty the whole available supply of arrows into conversation, regardless of who is listening. Emariah arrived quiverfuled and distributed opinions until nobody at the table had a target left. quiveringed (/ˈkwɪvəɹɪŋd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a persistent tremble, while companions wait patiently for the glass to reach the table. Tamaz was quiveringed by supper, and Angelee took responsibility for carrying every drink thereafter. quiverleafed adj. Drunk and shaking gently at the edge of the group, alarming nobody until the leaves begin to move. Franchester stood quiverleafed beside the garden wall while Khamyla explained that the movement was voluntary. quivernessed adj. Drunk to the point where agility consists chiefly of avoiding the same chair several times. Keshan was quivernessed among the tables, and Mariadelcarmen quietly removed the obstacles. quivertipped adj. Drunk enough to bend towards every hint of attention, leaving nearby people to manage the resulting uncertainty. Gypsy became quivertipped whenever anyone mentioned leaving, so Denarrius stopped announcing departures. quixabeiraed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the household tree appear tropical, medicinal and worth leaning against. Edilson became quixabeiraed and leaned against the coat stand as though it were a South American tree. quixoticked (/kwɪkˈsɒtɪkd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing noble causes from errands imposed on unwilling companions. Arick went quixoticked and attempted to rescue a shopping trolley while Chelsee apologised to its owner. quixotismed (/ˈkwɪksəˌtɪzmd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns romantic delusion into a public undertaking for one's companions. Delfa grew quixotismed and promised Kynlea they would restore the abandoned bandstand before breakfast.