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qalamed adj. Loosened by drink into writing sweeping judgements in whatever space happens to be available. Xavian became qalamed and inscribed his taxi instructions across the back of a receipt. qalandared (/ˈkæləndɚd/) adj. Drunk and wandering with the serene confidence of someone who has deliberately abandoned all destinations. Taino went qalandared and left the pub to seek a more suitable pavement. qallunaaqed adj. Reduced by drink to treating the sofa, the kitchen and the glass of water as unfamiliar territory. Shinelle was qallunaaqed, asking Sudie where the sofa had been moved. qamaed adj. Drunk to the point where every minor decision is approached as though it required a sword. Thera got qamaed and cut the queue with the certainty of a military manoeuvre. qamanchaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and still attempting to provide a soundtrack for people putting on their shoes. Carden was qamanchaed at the exit, playing an imaginary solo while Oreanna found the coats. qamatzed adj. Describing a drinker who has placed a tiny, emphatic mark beneath every sentence spoken nearby. Ariba became qamatzed and corrected Rich's pronunciation with gestures too small to interpret. qameezed adj. Describing a drinker who has relaxed into a long, loose certainty. Kristafer was qameezed and declined to stand for the national anthem on practical grounds. qamutiiked adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving towards the morning on runners rather than feet. Jamaima left the pub qamutiiked, sliding carefully between the pavement and the taxi. qamutiked adj. Drunk enough to believe that any journey can be improved by attaching oneself to something and pushing off. Mikaelah got qamutiked and attempted to cross the car park on a luggage trolley. qamutiqed adj. Still drunk, and being conveyed through the morning with the steady inevitability of a laden sledge. Ava-blu remained qamutiqed at noon, carried by the household from chair to chair. qanated adj. Drunk beyond the point where a hidden route seems more sensible than the visible one. Swayde went qanated and tried to reach the village by following a drainpipe downhill. qandilited adj. Drunk in a way that makes a person opaque, metallic, and confidently resistant to further instructions. Halla became qandilited and stood immovable beside the fruit machine, defending an invented strategy. qangoed adj. Having drunk enough to accept public funding, deny all supervision, and reorganise the snack table independently. Eadie-rae became qangoed and established an autonomous committee for allocating crisps. qanonned adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting the evening as though every disagreement were an ensemble piece. Tshombe became qanonned and assigned separate parts to everyone arguing over the bill. qanooned adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that a modest conversation requires accompaniment and a formal structure. Corinth went qanooned and supplied instrumental pauses during a discussion about parking. qantared adj. Drunk enough to treat the water jug as a variable regional unit of weight. Surkhaab became qantared and tested the jug as though it had crossed a border.