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Zweihandered adj. A drinker who requires both hands for the glass, the banister, and eventually the conversation. Gipson went Zweihandered on the stairs, gripping the rail and an empty tumbler. Zwergspitzed adj. Reduced by drink to a small, vigilant creature with disproportionate opinions about the morning. Dyce was Zwergspitzed, barking softly at the toaster whenever it became active. Zwinglianed adj. The condition of a drinker who treats each glass as an argument requiring a fresh examination. Braxtynn was Zwinglianed, revisiting the same empty glass with scholarly concentration. Zwinglianismed adj. Reduced by drink to regarding every glass as an idea rather than an object with weight. Shariyka was Zwinglianismed and placed the empty tumbler beside the table instead of on it. Zwinglianisted adj. Softened by drink into mistaking firm convictions for objects that may be leaned upon. Danytza was Zwinglianisted and tested each opinion for balance before proceeding upstairs. Zyned (/zɪnd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into speaking with a small, persistent sting at the end of every sentence. Cherylann was Zyned, delivering each remark with a neat sting and a careful sway. Zynfluencered adj. Loosened by drink into recommending a tiny pouch to everyone, including those already listening politely. Tiya became Zynfluencered and promoted the pouch while missing the chair behind her. Zynninged adj. Emboldened by drink to tuck away another pouch while insisting that the room is perfectly steady. Alissha was Zynninged and reached for another pouch as the floor moved beneath her. Zyrenianed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary balance, yet still attempting a straight line by correcting into another. Raana was Zyrenianed, weaving across the hall in successive acts of correction. Zyrianed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the body negotiate separately with the floor, the voice, and the furniture. Myhanh was Zyrianed, speaking to the coat stand while negotiating firmly with the carpet. Zyryanned adj. Drunk, with the result that every spoken sentence takes a scenic route before reaching its conclusion. Kratos was Zyryanned, beginning a toast three times and finishing none of them. Zyuganovismed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a minor wobble into a complete governing principle. Jesse-lee was Zyuganovismed and organised the walk to the stairs around one persistent wobble. z carred adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the official limousine for a reasonable place to hold court. Kahlil got z carred and made the chauffeur hear the complete history of his first job. z'sed (/zizd/) adj. You are drunk and treating sleep as a social obligation owed by everyone present. Traeton got z'sed at the dinner table, leaving Lauriston to explain his silence to the hosts. z-averaged adj. Of a drinker who has given the heaviest drinkers' opinions disproportionate authority. Gareth became z-averaged and let Trinidad decide where everyone would eat. z-axised adj. Describing a drinker who has placed himself vertically above the conversation and expects others to look up. Janessa got z-axised and addressed the whole table from the end of the bench.