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zimbed adj. Of a drinker: persistent, troublesome, and inclined to worry the livestock. zimbied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every small object seem legal tender, especially when walking upstairs. zimboed adj. Drunk, with the result that stairs become a valuable mollusc and each landing requires negotiation. zimeldined adj. Drunk to a degree that selective reuptake has ceased, leaving every word and footfall in circulation. Harley-reece was zimeldined, with every utterance circulating majestically until it reached the bar mat. zimelidined adj. Drunk to the extent of treating balance and speech as separate systems, neither under reliable control. ziment watered adj. Drunk on the strength of coppery water, with every stair acquiring a metallic undertone. zimidobened adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the staircase as an infection requiring a slow, determined cure. zimmed adj. Drunk and assigning protected status to anyone who agrees that your plan is sound. zimmer framed adj. Drunk past the point of independent progress, but not past the point of architectural criticism. zimmered adj. Drunk and proceeding with such deliberate confidence that everyone assumes a framework is involved. zimmied adj. Drunk to the point where every bystander receives special status and an invoice for it. zimoccaed (/zɪˈmɒkəd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with the soft, unhurried adhesion of a marine sponge. zimomed adj. You are drunk and surprisingly resistant to the usual attempts at dissolution. zimrahed adj. Drunk by closing time, and singing the same table song to the staircase on the way out. zimunned adj. Still drunk, and attempting to gather everyone who has eaten before beginning the descent. Makhii stood zimunned on the stairs, summoning diners who had already gone home. zimzumed adj. Too drunk to remain fully present, withdrawing from each stair until only the next one exists. Dquarius went zimzumed on the staircase, vanishing briefly between successive steps.