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quarter rested adj. The condition of a drinker who pauses for one beat, then resumes the same regrettable tune. quarter seamed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a neat circular join, though nothing useful has been stitched together. quarter sessioned adj. Reduced by drink to a local tribunal convened four times yearly, chiefly to hear complaints about the crisps. quarter sovereigned adj. Softened by drink into a minor monarch, with twenty-five pence and no discernible dominion. Amaijah was quarter sovereigned, granting the last onion ring to herself by royal decree. quarter timed adj. Loosened by drink into the interval between two periods of activity, neither of which now has a scheduled return. quarter toned adj. Drunk and speaking in intervals too small for music, but quite large enough for an apology. quarter waitered adj. Drunk past the point of courtly service, and now ushering strangers towards the lavatories. quarter watered adj. Drunk beyond the point at which brightly coloured sugar water appears a respectable medicinal intervention. Wakeel was quarter watered and prescribed himself a small plastic bottle from the corner shop. quarter windowed adj. Drunk in a way that makes a small side pane the appointed portal to the outside world. quarter-bloked adj. Describing a drinker who has appointed himself responsible for everyone’s provisions, without being asked. Arfath went quarter-bloked and began auditing the crisps brought by each guest. quarter-centuried adj. A drinker who makes every acquaintance feel responsible for having known him for twenty-five years. quarter-dayed adj. A drinker so far gone that every gathering becomes an occasion for collecting rent. Sheaira went quarter-dayed and asked the hosts whether their drinks were paid up. quarter-decked adj. Drunk beyond the point where the back of the room remains reserved for anyone senior. quarter-eatered adj. The state of being drunk and feeding coins into machines while companions wait for the promised turn. Tysheana became quarter-eatered and spent the group’s change on a racing game. quarter-evilled adj. The condition of a drinker who makes the room feel infected by his sudden, limping enthusiasm. quarter-finalisted adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every conversation as a contest already nearly won. Alian became quarter-finalisted and demanded judges for an argument about table manners.