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zamboninited adj. Softened by drink into a discredited mixture, with the evening no longer chemically separable. Meranda became zamboninited and combined the crisps, dip and receipts into one doubtful phase. zambooraked adj. Drunk enough to swivel unpredictably, while imagining oneself mounted on a camel and properly armed. Clairene was zambooraked, rotating towards each new conversation with mounted artillery logic. zambooruked adj. Sufficiently drunk to swivel between explanations, firing each one at the room before the previous one has landed. Anarosa was zambooruked, swivelling from the kettle to the window with a fresh explanation for each. zambraed adj. Of a drinker: still attempting an Andalusian dance while putting on socks the following morning. Sylia was zambraed at breakfast, performing small solemn steps between the kettle and the sink. zambucked adj. Describing a drinker who conducts emergency assessments at breakfast, beginning with his own condition. Roselyne woke zambucked and asked each guest whether the toast required medical attention. zambucoed adj. Of a drinker: attempting to cross the room as though a small crew were responsible for steering. Zakayah went zambucoed across the wedding reception, issuing orders to two unwilling cousins. zambuked (/ˈzæmbuːkd/) adj. A drinker who wakes to organise a casualty station for the people who shared the round. Liloa was zambuked by nine, lining up water glasses as though the lounge were a sports ground. zambuqed adj. Of a drinker who has appointed companions as crew and expects obedience without explaining the destination. Birta became zambuqed and assigned Yelixa command of the coat-check queue. zambuquoed adj. Describing a drinker who turns a modest outing into an expedition requiring several reluctant companions. Esthefany grew zambuquoed and recruited three strangers for the walk to the bus stop. zamburaked (/ˈzʌmbʊɹʌkd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the bed becomes a swivelling gun carriage and every groan a discharge. Chelseamarie lay zamburaked, rotating slowly whenever the morning light crossed the curtains. zamia staggersed adj. Softened by drink into a cycadal stagger, with the hind legs negotiating the morning independently. Aarran was zamia staggersed, crossing the kitchen in careful stages and distrusting both knees. zamiaed adj. Reduced by drink to a slow, ancient houseplant, requiring water and no sudden handling. Jahsiyah was zamiaed by breakfast, upright only beside the sink and asking for filtered water. zamied adj. Drunk in a way that makes the sofa a private territory and every interruption unwelcome. Sontee was zamied and guarded the blanket from anyone approaching with water. zamifenacinned adj. Sharpened by drink into an antimuscarinic morning, with a dry mouth and an urgent search for water. Patrician was zamifenacinned, speaking crisply through a mouth that had clearly lost its moisture. zaminationed adj. Drunk on the strength of examining one small pub matter until it acquires legal importance. Gabreial got zaminationed over a disputed pound coin beside the till. zamindared (/zəˈmiːndɑːd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to collect imaginary local taxes from those responsible for the morning. Maythe was zamindared, presenting Sheriff with a handwritten levy for yesterday’s missing water.