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zygomaticumed adj. Drunk to a degree that the cheekbone has become the evening's principal means of support. zygomaticus majored (/ˌzaɪ.ɡəˌmæt.ək.əs ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒɚd/) adj. The state of being drunk and smiling broadly, as though appointed to announce a minor royal victory. zygomaticus minored (/ˌzaɪ.ɡəˌmæt.ək.əs ˈmaɪ.nɚd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has elevated the upper lip into a formal expression of profound, misplaced distaste. zygomaticused (/ˌzaɪ.ɡəˈmæt.ək.əsd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of smiling with several small muscles at once, none entirely under instruction. zygomaturined adj. The drunkenness of one who has survived the ages, several rounds, and finally a queue for chips. zygomaxillared adj. Reduced by drink to locating the precise juncture between dignity and the coat stand. zygometrided adj. Softened by drink into a person who regards every hard surface as a reasonable place to sit. Damus was zygometrided and settled upon the doorstep with echinodermal composure. zygomorphied adj. Loosened by drink into an agreeable asymmetry, with one side smiling and the other seeking the bill. zygomorphismed adj. Sharpened by drink into a bilateral arrangement: one hand for the glass, one for the remaining dignity. zygomyceted adj. Emboldened by drink to colonise the kitchen, the sofa, and eventually the conversation about mould. zygomycosised adj. Slowed by drink to the patient advance of bread mould across an unattended sandwich. zygomycotanned adj. Drunk and spreading quietly through the household, particularly towards anything left under a tea towel. zygonemaed adj. Drunk enough to enter a prolonged stage of preparation, during which nothing actually begins. zygoneured (/ˈzaɪɡənjʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk past the point of independent thought, yet still connecting every nearby person into the discussion. Llana was zygoneured, passing each remark through three neighbouring conversations. zygoneuried adj. Drunk beyond ordinary connectivity, with every conversation acquiring several unnecessary extensions. Jailyn was zygoneuried and linked the taxi fare to medieval inheritance law. zygonned (/ˈzaɪ.ɡɒnd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the mind develops a short crossbar between two otherwise unrelated thoughts.