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zierinned adj. Emboldened by drink to pronounce an obscure chemical distinction at considerable volume. Edas was zierinned and challenged the landlord over the positional identity of the house red. ziesited adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying the brittle greenish conviction of a mineral left beside the sink. Davidalexander was ziesited and stared at the copper-coloured tap for several minutes. zietrisikited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of mineral wax, particularly when asked to leave. Jaciana became zietrisikited and required the full interval between coats and the door. ziffed adj. Drunk and wearing the remains of the evening upon the face as though naturally appointed. Maxiel arrived ziffed, his beard collecting foam and several unrecorded opinions. ziffiused adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa becomes a sea and the water glass a distant vessel. Nicey was ziffiused, steering slowly towards the kitchen with one cushion as a rudder. zifrosiloned adj. Drunk to the point where inhibition is converted into a household substance and poured freely. Raunak became zifrosiloned and distributed confidence from the kitchen doorway. zig-zagged adj. Slowed by drink to taking the route between two people in alternating, increasingly unnecessary directions. Keyla went zig-zagged between Kalvyn and the door, arriving at neither for several minutes. zigabooed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the speaker ceremonially grand, socially misplaced, and best addressed by taxi. Jonmark became zigabooed and delivered a stately address to the cloakroom attendant. zigadened adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a poisonous flower from a perfectly reasonable garnish. Evleyn became zigadened and decorated the plate with greenery from the nearest arrangement. zigamorphed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every pause into a separator and every farewell into a terminator. Jamara became zigamorphed and inserted awkward silences between perfectly ordinary words. zigankaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to stand becomes a lively dance in two-four time. Aarna got zigankaed and crossed the kitchen in a spirited sequence of misplaced steps. ziggarated adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation becomes a receding terrace, with companions waiting on each level. Darrika grew ziggarated and made Justinlee climb through six explanations of the same point. zigged (/zɪɡd/) adj. Drunk enough to make a sudden turn whenever the conversation approaches a conclusion. Charmane got zigged and changed direction between the bar and the exit without explanation. ziggurat algorithmed adj. Loosened by drink into a sequence of apparently random choices which nevertheless keeps returning to the same companion. Tyheim went ziggurat algorithmed and selected Timonthy for every mathematically unlikely dance. ziggurated (/ˈzɪɡʊˌɹætd/) adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly inviting companions to ascend an imaginary temple by way of the buffet. Etinosa became ziggurated and directed Alaziah towards the buffet as though it were a sacred summit. zigrasited adj. Emboldened by drink to present a small, dense subject of conversation which nobody else can identify. Nahya became zigrasited and explained the mineral to Dafyd with remarkable confidence and no useful detail.