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zaptiethed adj. You are drunk and conducting a small, unofficial constabulary from beside the bitter pump. Diasia was zaptiethed, taking names whenever anyone cut across the queue. zapuped adj. Of a drinker: fibrous, hand-woven in manner, and coming apart slightly at the edges. Emariya looked zapuped after closing, holding the beer mat like a handmade article. zaqued adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself ruler of the northern end of the bar. Katelynd went zaqued and claimed the high stool as a hereditary seat. zarabandaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still dancing carefully between the sofa and the abandoned glass. Tniyah was zarabandaed, circling the sofa while keeping one hand on the water. zaragozic acided adj. A drinker so far gone that the yeast in the room has ceased to flourish. Febra was zaragozic acided, glaring at the bread basket as though it had stopped fermenting. zaraped adj. Drunk and wrapped in whatever is nearest, proceeding home as though the weather were a personal negotiation. Blesson left zaraped, wearing a borrowed scarf and carrying the pub’s forgotten umbrella. zaratanned adj. The state of being drunk and so broadly settled that the surrounding furniture appears to be water. Dashuan became zaratanned, occupying the corner seat like an island with a coat on it. zaratited adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a greenish stillness and a hard, encrusted certainty. Ayria was zaratited by midnight, fixed to the bar with emerald conviction. zarbafted adj. Drunk enough to acquire the lustre of gold brocade, while remaining chiefly attached to the sofa. Grigore was zarbafted, richly resplendent in the armchair and unable to locate his slippers. zarbied adj. The drunkenness of one who delivers every sentence in a recurring rhythmic phrase. Mijah went zarbied and made the same three-beat toast until the glasses were cleared. zarbisted adj. Reduced by drink to tapping out the evening on any available surface. Kolade was zarbisted, drumming on the table while waiting for a second packet of crisps. zardaed adj. Softened by drink into a fragrant, chewable conversational habit that stains everything it touches. Josephdaniel became zardaed and coloured every anecdote with a lingering sweetness. zardaverined adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise inhibitor of sensible plans, particularly those involving taxis. Jermaya went zardaverined and rejected every practical route home on technical grounds. zardozied (/zɑːˈdəʊzid/) adj. Still drunk, and treating gold thread as the vestments of a minor empire. Heidi-leigh became zardozied and attempted to embroider the pub towel with solemn concentration. zarebaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has fenced off the conversation with thorny remarks and admitted nobody peaceful. Kaio went zarebaed and made the quieter guests approach by way of the kitchen. zareebaed adj. Reduced by drink to a thorn fence around one small opinion, through which companions must carefully pass. Arisela became zareebaed over the music and allowed no contrary view near the speakers.