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quatrumvirated adj. Of a drinker who has placed four advisers in charge of a single unsteady descent. Bralyn was quatrumvirated by the bannister, the wall, a friend and the carpet. quatted (/kwɒtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose small irritations rise visibly on everyone nearby. Andrewjohn was quatted by supper, each minor objection appearing plainly on his face. quattied adj. Drunk on the strength of three misplaced steps and unable to make the fourth agree. Egla went quattied at the bottom stair and treated the banister as a travelling companion. quattrinoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to minute movements with considerable financial significance. Ellalee became quattrinoed while attempting the short walk from table to lavatory. quattrocentismed adj. Still drunk, and treating every awkward posture as a considered study in balance. Avash remained quattrocentismed on the landing, holding a pose no one had requested. quattrocentisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to render each stair an Italian composition requiring a new arrangement of the body. Safoora was quattrocentisted on the staircase, composing herself against every available surface. quattrocentoed (/ˌkwɑtɹəʊˈtʃɛntəʊd/) adj. Having drunk more than the fourteenth century can explain, and less than the staircase can accommodate. Liseth was quattrocentoed by the landing, several hundred years from a reliable descent. quattuorvirated adj. Describing a drinker who shares control among four limbs and still cannot reach the next stair. Avala was quattuorvirated halfway upstairs, with all four limbs engaged and none decisive. quattuorvired adj. You are drunk and distributing your balance among four nearby authorities, none of them consenting. Yaresli was quattuorvired on the landing, supported by two friends and both walls. quatuored adj. A drinker who speaks in fours: four words, four pauses, and a fresh beginning. Prebble was quatuored at the table, restarting every sentence after its fourth word. quauked adj. Drunk by closing time, and making a harsh nocturnal call whenever the taxi is delayed. Jazzlyn grew quauked outside the pub, calling sharply into the darkness for the taxi. quaved adj. A drinker so far gone that the shaking has become the principal method of remaining upright. Doty was quaved beside the stairs, trembling steadily beneath an otherwise still expression. quavemired adj. A drinker who has reached an obsolete sort of muddle, particularly when locating the correct coat. Carlise was quavemired at closing time and selected a respectable coat belonging to nobody present. quaver rested adj. The condition of a drinker who pauses for exactly one eighth of the journey, then forgets the rhythm. Antoinese went quaver rested on the stairs, stopping briefly between movements of uncertain length. quavered (/ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)d/) adj. The state of being drunk and trembling whenever a foot is asked to bear responsibility. Mccade was quavered on the landing, each weight transfer producing a fresh tremor. quaverered adj. The drunkenness of one who cannot speak, stand or point without a small accompanying tremor. Tyzjuan was quaverered at the bar, pointing towards the exit with admirable but unstable intent.