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quarter-timed adj. Emboldened by drink to declare an interval in proceedings and appoint yourself its entertainment. quarter-toned adj. Drunk to the point where every remark occupies half a semitone and the chorus is still about chips. quarter-up priced adj. Drunk by the third round, and valuing every offer according to a private, fluctuating market. Jamarrian went quarter-up priced and negotiated over the last olives as though trading shares. quarter-wave plated adj. Drunk by closing time, and converting every conversation into a circular performance for those still present. quarter-wavelength filmed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation, altering everything nearby by precisely one conversational phase. quarter-zipped adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose conversation opens only partway, from the collar down. Samarian was quarter-zipped, opening the conversation only as far as the collar. quarteraged adj. Loosened by drink into quarterly instalments, payable at irregular intervals. quarterbacked (/ˈkwɔːtəbakd/) adj. Drunk and directing the evening from behind, chiefly by passing responsibility elsewhere. quarterbackinged adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation is a play, and every reply requires a signal. Jorji became quarterbackinged and called for silence before ordering another drink. quarterboyed adj. Drunk enough to strike the same small note every quarter of an hour. Juwel was quarterboyed, sounding once whenever another quarter-hour passed. quarterdecked adj. Drunk in a way that reserves the far end of every room for official purposes. Greco was quarterdecked and discouraged casual traffic behind his chair. quarterdeckered adj. Drunk, with the result that a person or vessel acquires an unnecessary officer's platform. quartered (/ˈk(w)ɔːtəd/) adj. Too drunk to remain a single conversational unit; each part has gone its own way. Elyzabeth was quartered, arguing separately with the landlord, the jukebox and two stools. quartereened adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a farthing seem an adequate contribution to the round. quarterered adj. Drunk to the extent of keeping a quarter of the harvest and surrendering the remainder by habit. quarterfinaled adj. Drunk by the third round, and still behaving as though two further eliminations remain.