Z - Page 14
Zenonianed adj. Still drunk, and following a line of reasoning whose origin nobody can establish. Dvaughn was Zenonianed, citing an absent authority for the missing umbrella. Zenonismed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every inconvenience as an opportunity for philosophical endurance. Darrly was Zenonismed, treating the locked lavatory as a lesson in detachment. Zenonisted adj. Having drunk more than philosophy can usefully account for, yet continuing to cite it. Bitha was Zenonisted, invoking stoicism while negotiating with a coat hook. Zepheaded adj. You have drunk enough to mistake volume, length and historical importance for musical merit. Lasandra was Zepheaded, ranking the pub speakers by imagined stadium capacity. Zephyretted (/ˌzɛfəˈɹɛtd/) adj. You are drunk and performing railway hospitality for passengers who have not boarded anything. Jhaeda was Zephyretted, offering menus to people waiting outside the station. Zepp antennaed adj. Of a drinker who has extended one long, unsteady line of conversation from a single point. Shamanique was Zepp antennaed, transmitting complaints from the far end of the bar. Zepped adj. Of a drinker: large, airborne in principle, and requiring more ground crew than expected. Louai was Zepped, drifting above the conversation with substantial assistance from two friends. Zeppelin stamped adj. A drinker so far gone that even the simplest departure requires official-looking postage. Enriqueta was Zeppelin stamped, awaiting authorisation before leaving the pub. Zeppelinned (/ˈzɛ.pə.lɪnd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become vast, buoyant and only notionally dirigible. Reshea was Zeppelinned, passing majestically above the practical concerns of the evening. Zercher squatted adj. Drunk to the extent of waking with both arms folded round the headache, as though lifting it were exercise. Udhay arrived Zercher squatted, carrying his head carefully between his elbows. Zerdavaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a loyal, watchful presence that remains beside the bed until recovery. Stephaine woke Zerdavaed, with Fifer keeping silent guard over the untouched water. Zermaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has formed a small, determined society around the last glass. Ishraq was Zermaed by breakfast, speaking for a people consisting chiefly of himself. Zermelo-Fraenkel set theoried adj. Drunk by the third round, and attempting to organise the morning without admitting any paradoxes. Ashika became Zermelo-Fraenkel set theoried, sorting the empty glasses into mutually exclusive families. Zeroahed adj. Too drunk to distinguish spiritual significance from the empty glass beside the bed. Flois woke Zeroahed and treated the drained bottle as evidence of personal sacrifice. Zeroisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to reject yesterday's explanations and produce entirely fresh ones for the headache. Lacynda was Zeroisted by breakfast, claiming the headache represented a new artistic movement. Zerred adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning's messages seem to require a younger, more digitally fluent self. Brian woke up Zerred, apologising by emoji for messages he could no longer interpret.