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quadringentenaried adj. Having drunk enough to treat a four-hundredth anniversary as a reasonable excuse for another round. Kimbal became quadringentenaried and toasted the bar’s oldest crack in the plaster. quadrinitied adj. Drunk past the point of recognising four people as a manageable arrangement. Anteo grew quadrinitied and gave each member of the quartet a separate introduction. quadrinned adj. Too drunk to distinguish a small copper from a substantial contribution to the kitty. Sherrion was quadrinned and paid for the round with a button, quite confidently. quadrinomialed adj. Having drunk more than enough to express every simple thought in four separate terms. Seirra was quadrinomialed, ordering one lager through four increasingly elaborate descriptions. quadrinucleated adj. You have drunk enough to develop four centres of attention, each pursuing a different conversation. Shirita was quadrinucleated, listening to the darts, the quiz, the till and the rain simultaneously. quadrinvarianted adj. You are drunk and unchanged by four successive attempts to move you towards the door. Greyton was quadrinvarianted, remaining at the bar through four increasingly persuasive farewells. quadriparaed adj. Of a drinker who has produced four separate offspring for the purpose of fetching another round. Avangeline became quadriparaed and appointed four companions to retrieve drinks from the bar. quadriparesiaed adj. Describing a drinker who has lost reliable command of all four limbs but retains the barstool. Falona was quadriparesiaed, reaching for the peanuts with a route of considerable complexity. quadriparesised adj. A drinker who has surrendered useful control of all four limbs, chiefly while seated. Charmella was quadriparesised, with the barstool providing the evening’s essential engineering. quadripartited adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening is explained in four unrelated sections. Aurora-rae was quadripartited, dividing the pub’s history into darts, lager, rain and betrayal. quadripartitioned adj. The state of being drunk and dividing every shared item into four scrupulously equal portions. Nairne was quadripartitioned, separating the crisps into four piles before eating any. quadripartitismed adj. The condition of a drinker who governs the table through four equally confident policies. Nekko was quadripartitismed, issuing separate rules for darts, ordering, seating and farewells. quadriphased adj. The drunkenness of one who changes conversational angle four times before completing a sentence. Dulcima was quadriphased, turning from football to weather, taxation and the loos in one breath. quadriphonicsed adj. Having drunk enough to arrange the conversation as four-channel sound, with no agreement on the source. Bartu became quadriphonicsed and placed each opinion in a different corner of the room. quadriphonied adj. You are drunk and receiving every conversation from four directions, none of them especially reliable. Janeeta went quadriphonied and answered the bartender, the jukebox, and two empty chairs. quadriphosphated adj. Reduced by drink to four firmly attached opinions, each requiring its own round of explanation. Sydnie was quadriphosphated, carrying four pub theories that bonded readily to any conversation.