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quartermastered (/ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that inventories every supply while misplacing the person responsible for carrying it. quartermasteringed adj. Drunk by the third round, and managing provisions with increasing confidence and decreasing balance. Atia was quartermasteringed, distributing crisps while using the table as a support. quartermastershipped adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the post while every supply route becomes unnecessarily complicated. quartermilered adj. Drunk and treating every corridor as a finish line, with others obliged to supply commentary. Zowii went quartermilered and sprinted the final three steps towards the lavatory. quartermistressed adj. Still drunk, and confidently arranging refreshments despite requiring assistance with the banister. quarterned adj. Too drunk to keep one quarter of your weight reliably over each foot. quarteronned adj. Emboldened by drink to revive an obsolete classification in conversation, despite universal requests to change the subject. Shunika grew quarteronned and introduced the obsolete term before Panav could reach the bar. quarterooned adj. Slowed by drink to four careful syllables per minute, while companions complete the sentence on your behalf. Collin became quarterooned and required Gyan to finish every sentence before the chips arrived. quarterpaced adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a right-angle platform after every few steps. quarterpennied adj. Having drunk enough to possess the value of a small coin and the balance of one on edge. quarterpiped adj. Drunk beyond ordinary caution, and attempting tricks which the surrounding friends must quietly prevent. Darragh went quarterpiped and challenged the stair rail to a display of balance. quarterpoundered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a modest burger seem sufficient cause for public gratitude. Lyly-rose became quarterpoundered and thanked the cashier for preserving civilisation. quarterstaffed (/ˈkwɔɹtəɹˌstæfd/) adj. You are drunk and using a lengthy wooden staff to negotiate a staircase of modest ambition. Kallam was quarterstaffed, advancing down the stairs with a broom held ceremonially. quartertimed adj. Slowed by drink to the interval between two quarters, with the remaining match represented by a taxi home. quartertoned adj. Drunk enough to divide a note into four, then devote the remainder to finding the bathroom. quarterwaved adj. Of a drinker: unable to complete a stride before changing direction by a fraction of a wavelength.