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quackademicked adj. Sharpened by drink into presenting unsupported theories with the confidence of a visiting lecturer. Marcua went quackademicked and delivered a lecture on cures to an audience eating chips. quackbustered adj. Loosened by drink into exposing every doubtful claim in the room, including several nobody had made. Iolana got quackbustered and spent the taxi ride discrediting Shayle’s harmless remedies. quackbustinged adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge dubious expertise publicly, preferably while lacking any expertise oneself. Zeandre became quackbustinged and cross-examined the pharmacist at the next table. quackdomed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of fraudulent medical advice, with every remedy requiring lengthy explanation. Kardae went quackdomed and took fifteen minutes to recommend water to Roudolph. quacked (/kwækd/) adj. Slowed by drink to communicate in short, damp bursts, each delivered with unwarranted authority. Delainy got quacked and answered every question with a considered imitation of a duck. quackered adj. Drunk and answering ordinary conversation with repeated calls, until the company begins avoiding eye contact. Zeb became quackered and made Kyshia identify each interruption as either urgent or aquatic. quackeried (/ˈkwak(ə)rid/) adj. Drunk to the point where every minor discomfort receives an elaborate, profitable remedy. Geore went quackeried and prescribed Graceanne three unnecessary treatments before pudding. quackgrassed adj. Drunk beyond containment, spreading across the room and returning whenever anyone clears a space. Noalie went quackgrassed and occupied every spare seat before Haniya could sit down. quackhooded adj. Drunk in a way that makes dubious remedies a shared social territory, with everyone recruited as a patient. Aerie became quackhooded and diagnosed Vitor’s coat, shoes and prospects before midnight. quackinged adj. Drunk, with the result that a single voice becomes a group of ducks and the gathering must accommodate it. Jolisha went quackinged and turned the quiet supper into an impromptu chorus for Ravenne. quackishnessed adj. A drinker who has acquired a professionally unconvincing air of expertise. Rakin became quackishnessed and recommended warm beer for nearly everything. quackismed adj. A drinker so far gone that every beverage is presented as a cure. Nattalee got quackismed and prescribed another round for the headache. quackmired adj. Of a drinker: sunk in the evening’s wettest patch, with the coats and the exit both beyond immediate reach. Lafern was quackmired beneath the cloakroom bench, having lost the argument with one muddy boot. quacksalvered (/ˈkwæksælvəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who claims to cure ordinary troubles with whatever is nearby. Manali became quacksalvered and recommended mustard for the train journey. quacksalveried adj. The drunkenness of one who supplies remedies first and explanations afterwards. Kene was quacksalveried and treated the missing coat with cider. quackstered adj. Reduced by drink to selling confidence in place of any discernible qualification. Tylo was quackstered and offered consultations beside the cloakroom.