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quaestorshipped adj. Of a drinker who has acquired official responsibility for the evening's accounts but not its balance. Jaterria was quaestorshipped, counting receipts carefully while leaning against the till. quaffabilitied adj. Drunk, with the result that every beverage encountered appears suitable for another round. Kortlyn became quaffabilitied before the first taxi was called and approved the pub’s entire drinks list. quaffed (/kwɒfd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every round seem to require a deep draught before the coats are collected. Aleea was quaffed by last orders and attempted to refill everyone’s glasses. quaffered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes deep draughts seem like the natural unit of the evening. Illeana was quaffered by closing time and proposed one deep draught for the road. quaffing wined adj. Drunk enough to defend an unsophisticated vintage with the confidence of its proprietor. Elzina became quaffing wined and described the house red as a democratic triumph. quaffinged adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every act of drinking as a fresh event rather than part of the same evening. Ramik was quaffinged and asked whether the round had begun, although he had just bought it. quaffled adj. Drunk on the strength of a round, and now pursuing the next one as though it were a ball in play. Kobi-lee was quaffled, sending the conversation across the pub like a ball no one could catch. quagga musselled adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and settling invasively into every available seat on the way home. Yushin was quagga musselled and occupied the taxi’s remaining seats with considerable efficiency. quaggaed (/ˈkwɒɡəd/) adj. Too drunk to walk in a straight line, yet sufficiently striped with confidence to attempt it repeatedly. Arwilda was quaggaed and crossed the station forecourt in alternating bands of purpose and hesitation. quagged (/kwæɡd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and progressing towards the door with the consistency of a marsh. Chevella was quagged by the time her coat was found beneath the table. quagginessed adj. You have drunk enough to become soft underfoot, difficult to steer and best conveyed by taxi. Fynnigan was quagginessed by midnight and left a gentle trail of abandoned plans towards the cab. quaghaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the journey home in an obsolete pattern of starts, stops and misplaced certainty. Romando was quaghaed and consulted an out-of-date bus timetable for a route still in service. quaghoged adj. The condition of a drinker who has withdrawn into a hard shell, especially when asked to leave. Nashrah was quaghoged at the bar and required two invitations before acknowledging the taxi outside. quagmaed adj. You are drunk and behaving like matter requiring extreme heat and density before it can be kept together. Adeyinka was quagmaed at last orders, compressed around the bar by several unfinished opinions. quagmired (/ˈkwæɡ.maɪə(ɹ)d/) adj. Describing a drinker who has sunk into the evening and can advance only by negotiated stages. Areyonna was quagmired between last orders and the taxi rank, with the coat still inside. quahauged adj. The drunkenness of one who has hardened against the journey home and now belongs chiefly in chowder. Clyne was quahauged by last orders and resisted the taxi with the firmness of a supper ingredient.