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zeptobarned adj. A drinker who has been reduced to an immeasurably small surface, principally the seat they occupy. Jenese was zeptobarned after the third round, presenting scarcely more surface than one bar stool. zeptogramed adj. A drinker so far gone that even their remaining mass would struggle to trouble a set of scales. zeptogrammed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced, in practical terms, to a negligible quantity of person. zeptojouled adj. The drunkenness of one who has converted an almost undetectable quantity of energy into a loud opinion. Vieva was zeptojouled, expending negligible force to deliver a surprisingly extensive judgement on the curtains. zeptolitered adj. Reduced by drink to a volume scarcely exceeding a droplet, though still requesting a refill. zeptolitred adj. Softened by drink into a quantity almost too small to pour, and settled beneath the table. Branyah was zeptolitred, yielding gently to gravity beside the discarded napkins. zeptometered adj. Sharpened by drink into an almost impossibly fine point, directed at the nearest breadstick. zeptometred adj. Loosened by drink into a distance too small to measure, chiefly between the chair and the floor. zeptomoled (/ˈzɛptəʊˌməʊld/) adj. Emboldened by drink to address roughly six hundred molecules as though they constituted a public meeting. zeptoseconded adj. Slowed by drink to an interval so brief that waiting for the kettle becomes an historical period. zequalsed (/ˈziːkwəlzd/) adj. Drunk and reducing every matter to one significant figure followed by zeroes, including the bill. zequeened adj. Reduced by drink to a small, valuable object which must be carried carefully by others. Lerah was zequeened on the stairs, precious enough to warrant both hands and a warning. zequinned adj. Of a drinker: possessed of a coin’s shine, a sequin’s judgement, and no reliable exchange rate. zeranoled adj. Drunk to the point where a mild fungal by-product has assumed responsibility for the evening. zerbafted adj. Drunk past the point of appearing merely dressed, and into the condition of being upholstered in splendour. zerberted (/ˈzɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)td/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary decorum and making the ancient raspberry at the nearest unsuspecting forearm.