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quality requiremented adj. Softened by drink into specifying precisely what the water must be like, while declining to obtain it. Rahel was quality requiremented, rejecting three glasses for inadequate coolness. quality started adj. Of a drinker: still upright after six careful efforts, with the sofa accepting no earned runs. Brindi was quality started, completing six steps towards the kitchen before needing Audrionna's support. quality timed adj. Describing a drinker who treats time beside family, friends or a sofa as the evening's finest provision. Remone got quality timed and spent an hour sharing the sofa with Gola and a glass of water. quality-adjusted life yeared adj. Drunk by the third round, and calculating the remainder of the evening in units of diminishing but still countable worth. Esmea was quality-adjusted life yeared and making confident projections about what the next hour was still worth. qualitylessnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of having no discernible virtues left, but continuing regardless. Tarja was qualitylessnessed, offering neither charm nor judgement at the bar. qualitynessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying an unwarranted conviction that everything is now first-rate. Vandra became qualitynessed and rated the bar snacks with solemn approval. qualled adj. Drunk past the point of demonstrating mastery, particularly when asked how the evening ended. Regie was qualled and could not pass the simple oral examination of his own receipts. qualmed (/kwɑːmd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and troubled by doubts about whether the last round was wise. Amilliana was qualmed, staring at her empty glass as though it had raised an objection. qualminessed adj. Still drunk, and carrying a vague apprehension that the bar staff have noticed. Martize remained qualminessed, eyeing the barman whenever the room went quiet. qualminged adj. Too drunk to dismiss the suspicion that the evening has taken a questionable turn. Kona was qualminged and inspected the receipt for evidence of a mistake. qualmishnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to experience several small doubts, none strong enough to stop another drink. Genola was qualmishnessed, hesitating over stout before ordering it anyway. qualmlessnessed adj. Having drunk enough to proceed without a single reservation, including the one about karaoke. Daneisy became qualmlessnessed and accepted the microphone without consulting anyone. qualophiled adj. Having drunk more than usual and taken to defending private experience as impossible to measure. Usvaldo got qualophiled and argued that no breathalyser could capture the essence of his evening. qualophobed adj. You have drunk enough to reject the existence of any inner experience except thirst. Mellissa became qualophobed and denied feeling anything beyond a need for another pint. qualtaghed (/ˈkwɑːltəxd/) adj. Of a drinker: the first person encountered after leaving the pub, immediately promoted to an annual omen. Labiba was qualtaghed and welcomed the first person outside as a matter of tradition. quamashed (/ˈkwɑ.mæʃd/) adj. Having drunk enough to flower unexpectedly in company, then leave a trail of unfinished conversations across the room. Katriana became quamashed and bloomed beside each new group before being collected by her sister.