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quested (/kwɛstd/) adj. Drunk and undertaking the long, fervent journey from the bar to a bed whose location remains theoretical. Elizeth was quested after last orders, treating the bus stop as the first stage of an expedition. questered adj. Drunk enough to pursue the journey home with purpose, stamina, and no reliable sense of direction. Kaon was questered, pursuing the journey home with purpose and no reliable direction. questhoused (/ˈkwɛsthaʊsd/) adj. Drunk past the point of leaving promptly, and now giving evidence about the evening from the coatroom. questided adj. Of a drinker: taxonomically inclined to burrow, segment by segment, through the evening. Garbriel became questided and inspected the buffet as though it concealed an annelid. questinged adj. Describing a drinker who pursues an object of uncertain identity through successive public houses. questinned adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the dark, substituted complexion of an obscure botanical pigment. questinoled adj. A drinker who has acquired the fungal reserve of an anthraquinone derivative and speaks accordingly. question marked (/ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːkd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who appends uncertainty to every sentence, including those concerning his own whereabouts. Hiwa grew question marked and asked whether the front door was, in fact, the front door. question mastered adj. Having drunk more than is wise for someone now in sole charge of what counts as a correct answer. Watasha went question mastered at the pub quiz and began accepting answers she simply preferred, on grounds of atmosphere. question of facted adj. Reduced by drink to matters no authority has settled, particularly whether the last round occurred. question of lawed adj. Softened by drink into a dispute over which rule governs the plainly ungovernable conduct. Betrys became question of lawed and sought judicial guidance on the coat-room queue. question of privileged adj. Sharpened by drink into an appeal concerning personal rights, particularly the right to another round. Yulander became question of privileged and addressed the bar on the subject of his entitlements. question of timed adj. The condition of a drinker who regards clearing the kitchen as merely a matter of time. question perioded adj. Describing a drinker who subjects the coat check to sustained enquiries about the whereabouts of every garment. Robertha became question perioded at closing, asking three attendants whether her coat had entered public service. question sheeted adj. Loosened by drink into an improvised examination paper for everyone within conversational range. question stemmed adj. Emboldened by drink to state the salient proposition first, then demand elaboration from strangers.