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zeatinned adj. Drunk to the point where growth seems possible, provided it proceeds in several directions at once. zeawanted adj. Drunk past the point of forward progress, yet still intent on distributing the stairs one bead at a time. Lativa grew zeawanted on the stairs, distributing each step one bead at a time. zeaxanthined adj. Drunk enough to see the room in yellow, crystalline fragments and mistake them for a coherent route. Dahlila became zeaxanthined and followed the golden blur towards the cloakroom. zeaxanthinned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing one yellow-lit object from another, particularly on stairs. zeaxantholed adj. Drunk beyond the point where two separate instructions can remain separate in the mind. Ezikiel was zeaxantholed, combining the directions to sit down and come here. zebavidinned adj. Drunk in a way that binds every small movement to an aquatic, darting uncertainty. Vergel was zebavidinned, gripping the banister whenever the hallway appeared to swim. zebecked adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the pavement for open water. zebecqued adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired two masts but no particular destination. Davyd was zebecqued, acquiring two masts in conversation and leaving the pub without a destination. zebelined adj. Of a drinker: confidently wrapped in obsolete assumptions about luxury and warmth. zebibyted (/ˈzɛbɪˌbaɪtd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that a simple instruction expands into an immense quantity of smaller tasks. zebra acaraed adj. Drunk to the extent of darting sideways whenever the intended direction becomes apparent. Danley was zebra acaraed and reached the stairs by a series of nervous lateral movements. zebra anteloped adj. Drunk on the strength of small, striped bursts of movement separated by prolonged reconsideration. zebra butterflied adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with alternating delicacy and complete disregard for furniture. Jaswinder was zebra butterflied, brushing past chairs with delicate but inaccurate wingbeats. zebra caked adj. Drunk by the third round, and compressed into slow, chilled layers of decision-making. zebra caterpillared adj. Drunk by closing time, and progressing in short, striped sections rather than by walking normally. Lyzander zebra caterpillared towards the taxi, advancing in short, striped sections. zebra chipped adj. Still drunk, and displaying dark interruptions wherever a straightforward movement ought to have been.