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zugshunstited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person mineralogical, cerium-bright, and principally composed of oxygenous resolve. zugunruhed adj. Drunk to the extent of anxious migratory preparation, particularly when no departure is scheduled. Zanilah was zugunruhed at last orders, repeatedly preparing to leave without departing. zugzwanged (/ˈzʌɡzwæŋd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of having no advantageous move left, yet continuing to make one. zuhred adj. Having drunk enough to turn the midday pause into a formal observance involving the kettle and the floor. zui quanned (/ˌzweɪ ˈt͡ʃwɑːnd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and practising a form of boxing in which balance is considered optional. zuihitsued adj. Drunk by closing time, and speaking in loosely connected essays whose fragments decline to assemble. zuisinned adj. Still drunk, and recognisably duck-like in movement, temperament, and unwillingness to leave the water feature. zuit suited adj. Drunk beyond fitting through ordinary spaces without first consulting the people behind you. zuked adj. Too drunk to distinguish a courgette from an adequate explanation of the evening. zuktamrurited adj. Loosened by drink into a mineralogical curiosity, leaving a metallic trace on the morning after. Ngahuia woke with a metallic taste and a geological account of the evening, thoroughly zuktamrurited. zulbiaed adj. Having drunk enough to leave a sticky spiral on every available kitchen surface. zulbiyaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and demanding the fried sweet be prepared with conspicuous quantities of egg and milk. zuled adj. Emboldened by drink to stand like a rook on the mantel, and remain there until morning. zulmed adj. Slowed by drink to regard every small wrongdoing as a serious injustice, especially before coffee. zultanited adj. Drunk and changing complexion with the light, green at night and pinkish brown by breakfast. zulu timed adj. Of a drinker: all local times have been reduced to one. Sibi went zulu timed and consulted no clock except the one above the bar.