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Quinkanned (/ˈkwɪŋkənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and appearing unexpectedly in the landscape with the coat left behind. Acelin was Quinkanned by closing, standing beside the bus shelter and regarding the rain with composure. Quinnipiacked adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the journey home as a negotiated settlement between several directions. Nii was Quinnipiacked by the third round and led the party towards home by diplomatic compromise. Quinquagesimaed adj. Reduced by drink to a movable date, turning up late and insisting the calendar is at fault. Evie-jean arrived Quinquagesimaed, forty-nine days early for Easter and unwilling to negotiate. Quinquatriaed adj. Softened by drink into an entirely unofficial festival, with wisdom attributed to Minerva and none displayed. Sonal became Quinquatriaed and appointed the barmaid patroness of practical wisdom. Quinquatrused adj. Sharpened by drink into a ceremonial critic of everybody's household workmanship. Sherea grew Quinquatrused and inspected the cutlery as though preparing a military review. Quintaded adj. Loosened by drink into four simultaneous registers, none of them quite in agreement. Rayhaan was Quintaded, addressing the table in bass, tenor, treble and something subterranean. Quioucohanocked adj. Drunk on the strength of a remembered place, though the route home has been surrendered to history. Kiedis was Quioucohanocked and described the old neighbourhood with increasing geographical confidence. Quirited adj. Emboldened by drink to claim ancient civic privileges over a neighbourhood one has merely visited. Kenndy became Quirited and demanded a vote on the pub's lighting. Quislinged adj. Sharpened by drink into volunteering the pub's private arrangements to the first stranger listening. Pierre-yves got Quislinged and explained who owed what before the landlord intervened. Quislingismed adj. Slowed by drink to collaborate with every opposing view, chiefly to prolong the discussion. Zayanna grew Quislingismed and negotiated terms with both sides of an argument about crisps. Quislingisted adj. Drunk to the point where the occupying party receives assistance, directions and the better chair. Nashia was Quislingisted and showed the strangers where the good glasses were kept. Quistclose trusted adj. Drunk past the point of remembering the stipulated purpose, yet confident every expenditure remains traceable. Brianna-mae was Quistclose trusted and itemised the round as a restricted charitable fund. Quitter's Dayed adj. Drunk beyond the date of resolution, and already regarding January's promises as historical curiosities. Ifzal was Quitter's Dayed, abandoning his resolution before the first Friday had properly begun. Quitued adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one's whereabouts historical, plural and rather difficult to establish. Shrinidhi was Quitued, with three accounts of the evening and no singular point of departure. Quiverfulled adj. Drunk, with the result that one round is treated as a principle and further rounds as its natural consequence. Mekenzy was Quiverfulled and regarded the crowded table as evidence of sound doctrine. Quixote yuccaed adj. Drunk to the extent of standing ceremonially upright, armed with leaves and awaiting revelation. Niccoli was Quixote yuccaed, motionless beside the bar beneath a crown of imagined blades.