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quadrille papered adj. Of a drinker who has covered the coffee table in squares before attempting the water. quadrilled (/kwɒdˈɹɪld/) adj. Of a drinker: advancing across the sitting room in four-couple formation, with the cushions. Delor became quadrilled and led the sofa cushions into a reluctant square. quadrillered adj. Drunk beyond remembering which partner comes next, but continuing the quadrille regardless. quadrillionaired adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor purchase acquires the dignity of sovereign finance. quadrillioned (/kwɒˈdɹɪl.jənd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes one round appear an entirely inadequate quantity. quadrillionthed (/kwɒdˈrɪl.i.ənθd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that places you last in every conversation, yet somehow still waiting your turn. Kaisaan was quadrillionthed by eleven, arriving at each topic after everyone else had left it. quadrilogied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating one anecdote as four separate instalments. Mynia became quadrilogied and delivered the story of the bus in four closing speeches. quadrilogued adj. Sufficiently drunk to sustain a four-way conversation about getting home, without reaching a decision. Jaziah was quadrilogued at the taxi rank, debating four routes with three unwilling passengers. quadrimered adj. Drunk on the strength of four stoutly joined ideas, none of which can be separated. quadrimestered adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the evening in four-month instalments. quadrimodalitied adj. Drunk by closing time, and oscillating between four distinct conversational settings. quadrimoraicitied adj. Still drunk, and giving every word four distinct beats before allowing it into the room. Astryd remained quadrimoraicitied, stretching the landlord’s name across four careful pulses. quadrined adj. Drunk to a degree that every small misstep is counted separately and paid for in copper. quadringenaried adj. Sufficiently drunk to commemorate an ordinary anniversary as though four centuries had passed. quadringentenaried adj. Having drunk enough to treat a four-hundredth anniversary as a reasonable excuse for another round. quadrinitied adj. Drunk past the point of recognising four people as a manageable arrangement. Anteo grew quadrinitied and gave each member of the quartet a separate introduction.