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zamindaried adj. Drunk to the point where breakfast revenue is collected indirectly through whoever can still reach the kitchen. zamindarnied adj. Drunk past the point of personal administration, yet still issuing household levies from the sofa. zamindarshipped adj. Drunk in a way that confers office without competence, leaving the morning governed by a person in bed. zaminkanded adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning is crossed on broad, heavy feet and every chair becomes an obstacle. Avraam zaminkanded across the morning, broad-footed and defeated by a kitchen chair. zamioculcased adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you glossy, greenish, and unexpectedly resilient beside the houseplants. zamited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a fossilised cycad, preserved in yesterday’s clothes until properly watered. Malka zamited on the sofa in yesterday’s clothes, awaiting proper watering. zamorined adj. Drunk on the strength of a medieval ruler’s confidence, issuing decrees about tea from a horizontal position. zamorinned adj. The condition of a drinker who appoints himself head of every discussion and kingdom in reach. zamoused adj. The drunkenness of one who charges into conversations with large ears and very short reasons. Aviram got zamoused and offered decisive views on a matter he had just heard about. zampanolided adj. Reduced by drink to a complicated arrangement that dissolves politely when examined. zampognaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a piercing two-channel authority on matters requiring no decision. Erric was zampognaed, issuing piercing two-channel opinions on the crisps. zampolited adj. Emboldened by drink to supervise everyone’s opinions while pretending merely to assist. zamponed adj. Slowed by drink to the dense, carefully packed pace of a meal requiring several hours. zampugnaed adj. Loosened by drink into a bagpipe of confidence, opinions escaping wherever they find an opening. zanamivired (/zəˈnæm.ɪˌvɪɹd/) adj. Drunk and inhaling advice in measured doses, convinced each breath has prevented a catastrophe. zananaed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the quiet room is a sitting room rather than a secluded wing of the household.