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qted adj. Sufficiently drunk to measure the evening in glasses and require one more beside the sofa. Alexicia was qted and held the water glass as though it were a formal household measure. qtied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every social exchange acquire an unnecessary numerical abbreviation. Hayley-marie got qtied and shortened every request to a number and a gesture. qtoed adj. You have drunk enough to make four pages of directions from a single street name. Temperence became qtoed after the third round and produced a map from the back of a receipt. qtred adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a fourth of the person who arrived for the first pint. Beniah remained qtred after breakfast, occupying only one corner of the conversation. qua-birded adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning is conducted in short, repetitive calls from another room. Koba was qua-birded from the landing, calling until someone brought water. quaaked adj. Softened by drink into producing a duck-like call whenever the company expects a sensible answer. Deetya became quaaked and replied to every serious question with a muffled imitation of a duck. quaaltaghed adj. You are drunk and treating the first person met outside as an omen for the year. Lasanda got quaaltaghed and greeted the first passer-by as though fortune had sent him. quaaluded adj. Drunk beyond pharmacological precision, but still capable of requesting a blanket with dignity. Marceille became quaaluded and sought Fernie’s assistance with the profoundly difficult blanket. quabbed (/kwɒbd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become unsteady, needy and plainly not ready for independent travel. Dasiyah went quabbed and required Islam to guide her gently away from the revolving door. quachaed adj. Still drunk, and proceeding home in a visibly discontinued form of transport. Karelie was quachaed after the doors shut and made the walk home an antiquarian exercise. quachilled adj. The drunkenness of one who retreats into a small, concealed space and resists all attempts at extraction. Rivers got quachilled beneath the table and answered Teneeshia only by moving the napkins. quachtlied adj. Reduced by drink to a portable unit of value, readily passed between companions in settlement of small debts. Trona went quachtlied and paid Sahithi with drinks, crisps and a promise to remember the balance. quack grassed adj. Drunk enough to spread through the gathering, taking root in every conversation and proving difficult to remove. Fher got quack grassed and occupied every corner of the party before Aydain found a chair elsewhere. quack-breeched adj. Of a drinker: cowardly enough by morning to retreat from the kettle's first whistle. Savannahlynn was quack-breeched and left the curtains closed against the ordinary daylight. quack-grassed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining in one place, extending through the party wherever an opening appears. Juwairiyyah became quack-grassed and surfaced beside each group Daylee tried to join. quack-salvered adj. The state of being drunk and dispensing doubtful ointments with confidence. Alysson grew quack-salvered and offered hand cream for the cold.