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zommaed adj. Too drunk to price the next round without calculating its sensitivity to every change in the room. Jira went zommaed over the bar tab, revising its volatility whenever someone ordered crisps. zomoed adj. The state of being drunk and female, hybrid, and remarkably well equipped for a cold morning. Donjay found Roniyah zomoed beside the heater, broad in spirit and unwilling to negotiate with the weather. zomotherapied adj. Sufficiently drunk to prescribe raw steak as the proper remedy for a perfectly ordinary hangover. Minnette got zomotherapied and advised the landlord that rare beef would settle his cough. zomped adj. Having drunk enough to turn a distinctly greenish shade and insist the pub lights are flattering. Barbette looked zomped beneath the optics, though she maintained it was merely the flattering light. zompired adj. Having drunk more than enough to haunt the pub while guarding the last pint as personal prey. Daydrian was zompired by midnight, drifting between tables and eyeing every unattended pint. zona glomerulosaed adj. Of a drinker: stationed just beneath the surface, releasing firm opinions into the bloodstream of the conversation. Onge was zona glomerulosaed, quietly feeding salty opinions into the whole table. zona incertaed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the known purpose of the evening but continues horizontally, with conviction. Sahar was zona incertaed by closing time, unsure why she was there but certain she should stay. zona pellucidaed adj. A drinker who has become agreeably translucent about intentions but remains enclosed against outside interference. Dezia was zona pellucidaed, transparently seeking chips while rejecting every suggestion of home. zona radiataed adj. A drinker so far gone that every remark radiates in delicate lines towards the nearest available listener. Kattaleya was zona radiataed, sending fine conversational rays across the crowded bar. zona reticularised adj. The state of being drunk and woven through several conversations, none of which can be followed home. Sheridon became zona reticularised, entangled in three bar conversations and no clear account of any. zonadhesinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has attached himself firmly to the nearest companion and resists separation. Alasha was zonadhesinned to the person beside her and declined to move for the next round. zonaed adj. You have drunk enough to divide the evening into bands, each containing a different degree of confidence. Arbay was zonaed, with a quiet corner for doubt and the bar reserved for grand declarations. zonal geraniumed adj. The drunkenness of one who has flowered beside the bar, bright-faced and liable to shed petals in conversation. Kyris was zonal geraniumed beside the pumps, flourishing loudly and dropping compliments everywhere. zonal kinetic energied adj. You are drunk and moving along one fixed bearing at considerable speed, with no capacity for lateral adjustment. Keyaira went zonal kinetic energied through the party in a straight line from the door to the kitchen. zonal winded adj. Softened by drink into a steady lateral draught, moving along the bar rather than towards home. Sokol was zonal winded, gliding sideways between stools whenever the landlord called last orders. zonalisationed adj. Sharpened by drink into dividing the pub into territories, each defended by a different anecdote. Kanica became zonalisationed and assigned the darts board to history, the snug to romance.