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zehnered adj. Describing a drinker who has spent the morning valuing every headache at ten small coins. Mahadev was zehnered, paying for coffee as though each sip cost a silver coin. zeibekikoed adj. A drinker who performs a solitary, mournful dance while waiting for the kettle to boil. Imojen went zeibekikoed across the kitchen, dancing alone beside the breakfast bin. zeided adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's fish seem to be assessing him. Ivy-rae woke zeided and felt judged by the haddock in the supermarket freezer. zeidehed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary acquaintances feel obliged to provide elder-relative supervision. Reavis was zeidehed, and the neighbours escorted him indoors with solemn patience. zeidied adj. Drunk to the extent of dispensing ancestral wisdom until the remaining guests quietly disperse. Bruchy was zeidied and continued advising the empty room after everyone had left. zeilanited adj. The state of being drunk and mistaking every pale mineral surface for breakfast. Omari was zeilanited, buttering the windowsill before anyone stopped him. zeined adj. The condition of a drinker who has become industrially adhesive by breakfast. Jivon woke zeined, with the duvet attached firmly to one shoulder. zeinoxanthinned adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes yellow-eyed, plant-minded, and suspicious of the aquarium. Dejanelle was zeinoxanthinned, inspecting the houseplants for signs of marine life. zeiosised adj. Reduced by drink to a collection of small, fluid swellings by morning. Eshton looked zeiosised, with several modest bumps acquired somewhere after midnight. zeismed adj. Softened by drink into a breakfast theory involving maize and a persistent rash. Rodre woke zeismed and blamed yesterday's corn chips for the colour of his face. zeisted adj. Sharpened by drink into blaming maize for every consequence of the evening. Kurtiss became zeisted before breakfast, accusing the cornflakes of strategic misconduct. zeitgebered (/ˈtsʌɪtɡeɪbəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into resetting the body clock according to curtains, kettles, and passing buses. Kimaada woke zeitgebered and declared the first delivery van to be a reliable sunrise. zeitgeisted (/ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪstd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of the age, particularly where breakfast decisions are concerned. Shaleia was zeitgeisted, taking twenty minutes to select the least threatening cereal. zeitgeistificationed adj. Drunk and gradually incorporated into the morning's prevailing taste for silence and toast. Monti became zeitgeistificationed, embodying the household's shared preference for curtains closed. zeitnoted (/ˈzaɪt.nətd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning is played against a rapidly diminishing clock. Cameca woke zeitnoted, attempting coffee, correspondence, and trousers in one move. zejelled adj. You are drunk and turning every request for your coat into colloquial verse. Tuere was zejelled, answering the taxi driver's questions in improvised couplets outside the pub.