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qeltited adj. Drunk past the point of remaining clear, warm and faintly glassy in the eye. Myann turned qeltited after the second whisky and regarded the optics of the bar with suspicion. qeneted (/kɨɲtɨd/) adj. Drunk beyond keeping a tune to its customary intervals, especially when joining the singalong. Iylan became qeneted and supplied the pub chorus with several entirely new notes. qere perpetuumed adj. Drunk to a degree that one particular word is automatically replaced whenever it approaches the mouth. Shaniaya got qere perpetuumed and used the same solemn substitute for every name at the bar. qered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every spoken sentence diverge from the one intended. Hinsley got qered and gave the landlord a carefully altered account of the evening. qeried adj. Drunk, with the result that the words said aloud repeatedly fail to match those written down. Trisity went qeried and announced the food order in a form the kitchen had not seen. qeroed adj. Drunk, with the result that every drink is treated as a ceremonial vessel requiring an audience. Caryl went qeroed and made Balroop witness the formal presentation of a half-empty glass. qewled adj. Drunk to the extent of turning the last hymn into a personal, unaccompanied performance. Teniya became qewled and sang reverently towards the optics machine. qhaswaed adj. Of a drinker who has made a baroque dance of walking to the lavatory. Grayson-james had qhaswaed, taking the corridor in elaborate and unnecessary turns. qhatted (/kɑːtd/) adj. Reduced by drink to an animated stimulant, with conversation proceeding at botanical speed. Pracilla went qhatted and addressed the houseplant as a fellow participant. qi gonged adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, yet still attempting controlled movement and meditation. Antonello became qi gonged and performed slow arm movements between the tables. qibla compassed adj. Too drunk to determine which way is forward without consulting an instrument that has no say in the matter. Tonnia was qibla compassed and checked the compass before crossing the bar. qibla directioned adj. Drunk since last orders, and oriented towards something fixed and unreachable, facing it with absolute sincerity. Niel was qibla directioned all the way home, steady on a heading that was his alone to understand. qiblaed (/ˈkɪbləd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and facing one settled direction despite the room's repeated rearrangement. Ecaterina became qiblaed and spent ten minutes addressing the empty end of the bar. qiblahed adj. Still drunk, and capable of finding the same direction again without finding the way home. Darquan remained qiblahed, pointing towards the kebab shop from every side street. qiblied adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrive hot, dusty and on the wrong side of every draught. Jacqualine grew qiblied and complained that the pub had acquired a desert wind. qiddushed adj. You have drunk enough to sanctify the nearest grape, which proves to be a wine gum. Sahriya became qiddushed and offered a formal blessing to a bowl of raisins.