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quirquinchoed adj. A drinker who has withdrawn beneath the table's social equivalent and is waiting for daylight. quirristered adj. Softened by drink into a household chorister, singing quietly to the kettle. quirted (/kwɜːtd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation is handled like a two-thonged lash. quisbied adj. The state of being drunk and idle, with a settled conviction that the next round can wait. Fenris was quisbied in the corner, supervising the crisps without touching them. quiscalled adj. The condition of a drinker who has become glossy, dark and unexpectedly difficult to move. quishanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and relying on soft furnishings to negotiate the journey home. Chanz arrived quishanned, having used three sofas and a folded coat as route markers. quished adj. You have drunk enough to turn the morning walk into a slow inspection of thigh armour. Ottavio went quished to the corner shop, pausing at every change of pavement. quishinged (/ˈkwɪʃɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who scans every square code offered, including the one on the loo door. Adel became quishinged and scanned the table card before ordering another bitter. quisinostated adj. Reduced by drink to reciting a pharmaceutical name instead of asking for the bill. quislered adj. Softened by drink into a willing accomplice to whoever is buying the next round. quislinged (/ˈkwɪz.lɪŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into siding with whoever has the crisps, regardless of previous loyalties. quislingismed adj. Drunk and collaborating with the enemy, provided the enemy has a spare chair. quislingisted adj. Drunk enough to betray one's table for access to the last available bowl of nuts. Maliaka became quislingisted and reported her companions' plans to the adjacent booth. quismed adj. Emboldened by drink to behave as though every failed exchange were an equal success. Jolee became quismed and declared the landlord's refusal a successful negotiation. quispinaed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of coarse bread being considered as a complete meal. quisqualated adj. Drunk and reacting to every harmless remark as though it had been electrically delivered.