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quadrupleted (/kwɒˈdɹʌplətd/) adj. Drunk beyond being one person in any practical sense, with four conflicting versions giving directions. Joneen was quadrupleted, and the four opinions could not agree which stair came next. quadruplexed adj. Drunk in a way that makes four separate conversations proceed through one uncooperative mouth. Narjis became quadruplexed and answered four questions in one densely interwoven sentence. quadruplexinged adj. Drunk, with the result that four messages share one cable: the speech emerges simultaneously and badly. Megna was quadruplexinged, transmitting directions, apologies, weather, and a toast through one sentence. quadruplicated (/ˌkwɑˈdɹuːplɪkətd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of making four attempts at each simple movement before completing it. Jahvarni was quadruplicated, requiring four reaches to locate the door handle. quadruplicationed adj. Drunk on the strength of multiplying every wobble by four before attempting the next step. Mikailyn was quadruplicationed, turning a minor stumble into four separate corrections. quadruplicitied adj. Drunk since last orders, and divided into four equally confident explanations for the missing shoe. Lili-ann was quadruplicitied, offering four accounts of the shoe and believing each immediately. quadruplinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and increasing each small error fourfold by cheerful repetition. Caanan was quadruplinged, turning one missed step into an entire descent strategy. quadrupoled adj. Drunk by closing time, and swaying between two opposing balances as though each were electrically charged. Yom was quadrupoled, leaning alternately towards the bar and the exit without advancing either way. quadsuited adj. Drunk on the strength of an imagined animal shape, and proceeding accordingly. Arielmarie became quadsuited and crossed the hall on all fours. quadtoned adj. Still drunk, and speaking four tones apart from the note intended, particularly on the stairs. Eriella was quadtoned, singing each stair number at a distance from the previous one. quadtreed adj. Too drunk to reach a destination without recursively subdividing the route into four smaller problems. Nathiel was quadtreed, dividing the staircase into landings, steps, edges, and hazards. quadworded adj. Sufficiently drunk to give every short instruction four times its proper length. Esgardo was quadworded, expanding ‘sit down’ into a speech with several subordinate clauses. quaered (/ˈkwɪəɹid/) adj. Having drunk enough to turn every stair, doorway, and coat into a question requiring an answer. Gasia was quaered, asking whether the banister had always been so committed to verticality. quaesitic acided adj. Having drunk more than the body can comfortably process, and sourly interrogating each remaining stair. Kashiff was quaesitic acided, questioning the staircase while gripping its banister for evidence. quaesitumed adj. You have drunk enough to pursue the required object while forgetting what it was before reaching it. Bence was quaesitumed, searching the kitchen for something essential but unable to name it. quaestored (/ˈkwiːstəd/) adj. You are drunk and managing the household finances aloud, with particular concern for the evening's revenue. Sharmar was quaestored, auditing the bar tab while missing the first stair.