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Queequegged adj. Softened by drink into a companionable passenger, accepting guidance from anyone holding the rail. Izick was Queequegged and followed the banister's suggestions down the stairs. Queercored adj. Sharpened by drink into making the jukebox sound like a basement gig and every chorus a manifesto. Keya got Queercored and demanded something louder from the otherwise peaceful jukebox. Queetsed adj. Emboldened by drink to descend in company with every available handrail. Merryl was Queetsed, claiming both banisters for the journey downstairs. Querechoed adj. Slowed by drink to one cautious footfall per minute, with considerable reflection between steps. Alesander was Querechoed, taking the staircase one deliberate movement at a time. Querendied adj. Drunk and distributed across the stairs in several positions at once. Balon was Querendied, occupying three steps with separate and incompatible balances. Querendised adj. Drunk to the point where speech has separated into several unfinished beginnings. Subhi was Querendised, restarting the same sentence at every stair. Querquetulanaed adj. Drunk enough to mistake the stairwell for an oak grove and address its branches. Lakaiya was Querquetulanaed, conversing solemnly with the banister's wooden rail. Question Perioded adj. Of a drinker who has turned every round into a formal interrogation of the person serving it. Ryesha was Question Perioded by last orders, demanding to know who had authorised the final round. Quezonianed adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat is put on before the shirt has been found. Gunar was Quezonianed by last orders and attempted to leave wearing someone else's scarf as a sleeve. Quezoninned adj. The state of being drunk and treating the last bus as a general suggestion rather than a departure time. Benna was Quezoninned at closing and watched the last bus leave while consulting the wrong timetable. Qui-Hied adj. Too drunk to distinguish a colonial title from a personal introduction, but eager to apply either. Snowden became Qui-Hied and introduced himself to the waiter as the district's acting representative. Qui-Hyed adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt an impressive-sounding identity and defend it with regional certainty. Mateen went Qui-Hyed and informed the barman that his family had administered the county for generations. Qui-hied adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a roomful of acquaintances for an administrative district requiring representation. Eirn became Qui-hied and appointed himself liaison between the kitchen, the hallway and the coat rack. Qui-hyed adj. Having drunk more than your knowledge of history can support, and confidently supplying the missing empire. Laurissa was Qui-hyed and explained to the taxi driver that she spoke for Bengal's old establishment. Quichuaned adj. You are drunk and giving an old name to a perfectly ordinary misunderstanding. Tierna was Quichuaned and called the broken umbrella an obsolete instrument. Quick's prothrombin timed adj. The condition of a drinker who reaches last orders with remarkably little time between rounds. Neill was Quick's prothrombin timed by midnight, with each round arriving before the previous one had settled.