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quaverinessed adj. Reduced by drink to a general condition of tremor, with balance and speech equally provisional. Antwain was quaverinessed by midnight, his route upstairs interrupted by negotiations with gravity. quaveringed adj. Drunk by the third round, and trembling whenever somebody mentions last orders. Hrithika became quaveringed when the fourth round was proposed, but still collected everyone's coats. quawked adj. Still drunk, and standing motionless beneath the streetlamp like a night heron awaiting transport. Zackarie remained quawked beside the taxi rank, perfectly still and somewhat aquatic in posture. quawmired adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home has become soft ground with no reliable edge. Shareem was quawmired after the third round and needed the pavement explained in sections. quawwed (/kwɔːd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and already treating the route home as difficult ground. Khyon was quawwed by the third round and required directions to the pavement outside. quayaged adj. Having drunk enough to add a harbour fee to every account of the journey home. Malaeka was quayaged and insisted the taxi fare included a separate charge for approaching the pavement. quayed (/kiːd/) adj. Too drunk to leave the wharf, despite having secured passage home twice. Paytan was quayed beside the canal, holding a taxi receipt and nowhere near a taxi. quayfulled adj. Having drunk more than the landing can accommodate, with coats and passengers occupying every available space. Ladavia was quayfulled at last orders, unable to fit herself and her coat through the doorway together. quaymanned adj. You have drunk enough to supervise departures from the pub as though operating a busy landing. Jilisa got quaymanned and directed every departing customer towards taxis with professional confidence. quaymastered adj. You are drunk and in charge of the landing, the coats, and an entirely imaginary departure schedule. Raynold became quaymastered and announced last orders as though ships were waiting outside. quaysided (/ˈkiːsaɪdd/) adj. Of a drinker: stationed beside the pub's exit, with the evening flowing past and no departure arranged. Latric stood quaysided for twenty minutes, watching taxis arrive without recognising any of them. quaysidered adj. Of a drinker who has taken up permanent residence beside the exit, awaiting a vessel that is plainly a taxi. Akacia became quaysidered after last orders and asked each passing car whether it was boarding. quazepamed (/ˈkweɪ.zəˌpæmd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken the last round for an invitation to sleep wherever the coat lands. Tavonna was quazepamed before the taxi arrived and began settling beneath the cloakroom bench. quazinoned adj. A drinker who keeps the circulation of the evening going long after the bar has closed. Nitai was quazinoned and continued distributing imaginary rounds outside the locked premises. quazodined adj. A drinker so far gone that breathing, walking, and finding the exit require separate assistance. Hassie was quazodined by closing time and needed directions for both the pavement and the taxi. quazolasted adj. The state of being drunk and holding the evening together by preventing any further escalation. Orsen was quazolasted at last orders, quietly stopping another round from being proposed.