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quadriliteralismed adj. You have drunk enough to make every household instruction depend on four letters exactly. Torean went quadriliteralismed and searched the fridge for an object labelled with four letters. quadrillaged adj. You are drunk and have imposed a square grid on the kitchen, using coasters as reference points. Muhammad became quadrillaged and aligned every mug with the grout lines. quadrille papered adj. Of a drinker who has covered the coffee table in squares before attempting the water. Latash became quadrille papered and marked the route from sofa to sink in pencil. quadrilled (/kwɒdˈɹɪld/) adj. Of a drinker: advancing across the sitting room in four-couple formation, with the cushions. Delor became quadrilled and led the sofa cushions into a reluctant square. quadrillered adj. Drunk beyond remembering which partner comes next, but continuing the quadrille regardless. Filomina became quadrillered and led the barmaid through four figures by the fire exit. quadrillionaired adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor purchase acquires the dignity of sovereign finance. Kashara became quadrillionaired and offered to buy the pub, beginning with the pickled eggs. quadrillioned (/kwɒˈdɹɪl.jənd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes one round appear an entirely inadequate quantity. Johana grew quadrillioned and ordered crisps in numbers normally reserved for shareholders. quadrillionthed (/kwɒdˈrɪl.i.ənθd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that places you last in every conversation, yet somehow still waiting your turn. Kaisaan was quadrillionthed by eleven, arriving at each topic after everyone else had left it. quadrilogied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating one anecdote as four separate instalments. Mynia became quadrilogied and delivered the story of the bus in four closing speeches. quadrilogued adj. Sufficiently drunk to sustain a four-way conversation about getting home, without reaching a decision. Jaziah was quadrilogued at the taxi rank, debating four routes with three unwilling passengers. quadrimered adj. Drunk on the strength of four stoutly joined ideas, none of which can be separated. Nakeria was quadrimered, holding four opinions together as though chemically bonded. quadrimestered adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the evening in four-month instalments. Francheska was quadrimestered, describing each hour at the bar as a separate season. quadrimodalitied adj. Drunk by closing time, and oscillating between four distinct conversational settings. Phoebi became quadrimodalitied, shifting from banter to grievance whenever the jukebox changed song. quadrimoraicitied adj. Still drunk, and giving every word four distinct beats before allowing it into the room. Astryd remained quadrimoraicitied, stretching the landlord’s name across four careful pulses. quadrined adj. Drunk to a degree that every small misstep is counted separately and paid for in copper. Zong was quadrined on the stairs, negotiating each riser like a separate transaction. quadringenaried adj. Sufficiently drunk to commemorate an ordinary anniversary as though four centuries had passed. Tarja grew quadringenaried and proposed a toast to the pub’s ancient fruit machine.