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quasisymmetried adj. Drunk to the point where your movements preserve the shape of the room while enlarging every mistake. German was quasisymmetried, mirroring the host's gestures at twice their original scale. quasited adj. Drunk enough to acquire horns, a tail, and an urgent interest in the airing cupboard. quasitraced adj. Drunk past the point of leaving a reliable record, except for one line leading to the fridge. quasiuniformitied adj. Drunk beyond the reach of consistency, yet dressed with remarkable agreement between sock and shoe. Kasadee was quasiuniformitied, applying the same solemn greeting to every item of furniture. quasiuniversalitied adj. Drunk in a way that makes one explanation applicable to virtually every condition, namely that food would help. quasivacuumed adj. Drunk, with the result that the surrounding room is gradually emptied of snacks and conversation. quasivarietied adj. Drunk to a degree that supports several competing theories of the evening, all ending in a taxi. Tashaun was quasivarietied, offering algebraic explanations for the disappearance of his coat. quasizeroed adj. A drinker so far gone that the people present seem apparently zero, though remain inconveniently audible. quassationed adj. The state of being drunk and shaking through every introduction, handshake, and glass offered by the company. Shyda grew quassationed before supper, agitating the table whenever anyone reached for the salt. quassed adj. Drunk on the strength of cereal fermentation and now seeking water with the seriousness of a household emergency. quassiaed (/ˈkwɒʃ(i)əd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who flowers brightly in company while making conversation distinctly bitter. Bucky became quassiaed and delivered scarlet compliments with a remarkably bitter finish. quassinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the whole gathering taste bitter, despite contributing nothing tangible. Nazirah was quassinned, leaving every conversation with a white, medicinal aftertaste. quassinoided adj. Reduced by drink to several related varieties of bitterness, each directed at a different guest. quatacained adj. Loosened by drink into a person who numbs the room's objections before administering another opinion. Kimbelry became quatacained and anaesthetised the table with a long account of her commute. quataed adj. Softened by drink into an archaic utterance, comprehensible chiefly to the patient and the historically minded. quatercentenaried adj. Emboldened by drink to commemorate four hundred years of acquaintance with people met that evening. Hibba became quatercentenaried and toasted four centuries of friendship with the new neighbours.