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queerspeaked adj. Loosened by drink into a private register in which every sentence concludes with a request for crisps. Shikia was queerspeaked, ending every sentence with a request for crisps. queersploitationed adj. Emboldened by drink to turn a minor domestic mishap into a sensational production, starring the mop. queested adj. Of a drinker who has adopted an archaic coo, and sees no reason to modernise it. queestinged adj. Drunk to the point where polite conversation has become an all-night institution, with no prospect of further activity. quefrencied (/ˈkwiːfɹənsid/) adj. Drunk enough to measure the intervals between thoughts, discovering they are chiefly filled with toast. Tsion became quefrencied and attempted to measure the silence between thoughts with toast. queghed adj. Having drunk enough to require two handles, a toast, and an unnecessarily traditional explanation of both. Damare grew queghed and requested a handled cup for the next round. queh-quehhed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary celebration and into a private ceremony involving dancing and the fruit bowl. queimadaed adj. Drunk beyond the sensible management of flame, herbs and personal sleeves. Raonaid became queimadaed and attempted to conduct the flaming drink with one sleeve rolled up. queitited adj. Drunk in a way that renders the mineral kingdom suddenly urgent, particularly the lead-bearing portion of the mantelpiece. Jahquell grew queitited and inspected the mantelpiece for evidence of lead and sulphur. quelbed adj. Drunk, with the result that every surface becomes percussion and the washboard acquires constitutional importance. Ruaidri became quelbed and accompanied the washing-up with solemn rhythm on a baking tray. quelched adj. Drunk to a degree that turns sitting down into a small but authoritative bang. Tiajuana grew quelched and concluded the conversation by striking the chair with her knee. queleaed (/ˈkwiːlɪəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of resembling a small, industrious bird, chiefly in the pursuit of crumbs. Ibrar became queleaed and moved briskly between plates in search of crumbs. quelled (/kwɛld/) adj. Drunk on the strength of having subdued the evening, though the remaining opponent is merely a bowl of soup. quellenforschunged adj. The condition of a drinker who traces every remark back to its literary sources, with the table required to listen. Laronda spent dinner attributing each anecdote to its presumed influence, thoroughly quellenforschunged. quellered adj. The drunkenness of one who subdues every disagreement, chiefly by continuing it until everyone else gives up. Fordyce quellered the discussion by answering every objection before anyone could leave. quellinged adj. Reduced by drink to quieting each nearby quarrel, including several nobody had started. Shango spent the evening quellinged, settling disputes between people who had merely ordered separately.