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quitched (/kwɪt͡ʃd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who spreads through the conversation like couch grass and takes root in every subject. quitchgrassed adj. Reduced by drink to spreading quietly, persistently, and chiefly where nobody intended to cultivate you. quitclaim deeded adj. Loosened by drink into disclaiming any interest in the property, particularly the route home. quitclaimed (/ˈkwɪtkleɪmd/) adj. Softened by drink into disclaiming every interest, including ownership of the coat currently being worn. quited (/ˈkiːteɪd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to perform elaborate passes before the bull, though the bull is a bar stool. Mukta became quited and distracted the coat stand with a napkin. quiteronned adj. Slowed by drink to switching reliably, so that each intended remark arrives after the next one. quitlined adj. Drunk and telephoning the addiction helpline to report a serious shortage of crisps. quitrented adj. Drunk past the point of providing service in return for anything, especially the borrowed jacket. quitrentered adj. Drunk in a way that grants possession of the premises in exchange for a small, forgotten payment. quitsiesed adj. Drunk, with the result that you leave the game without forfeit, though not before forfeiting your marbles. Romika went quitsiesed and withdrew from the darts match carrying the board's chalk. quittalled adj. Drunk to a degree that demands return, repayment, and ultimately the return of a borrowed chip. Avrora became quittalled and sought requital from the person who had eaten her garnish. quittanced (/ˈkwɪtənsd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of securing release from the evening, but not from the locked bathroom. quitted (/kwɪtd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that sends you flitting between conversations like a small tropical bird. quittered (/ˈkwɪ.təd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a minor ailment, solemnly exhibited and cured by another pint. Zackariah became quittered and presented his sore thumb as evidence of grave decline. quitting timed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating departure as an official end to labour rather than a journey home. Hope-louise quitting timed at closing, declaring the evening's labour finished before beginning the journey home. quitting-timed adj. Still drunk, and formally permitted to go home, subject to finding the front door.