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zinckenited adj. Loosened by drink into a heavy, argumentative mixture that resists being put in a taxi. Graylynn became zinckenited and debated the taxi fare until the driver reconsidered the journey. zinclipscombited adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the last train as a minor obstacle rather than a fixed departure. Sarriah got zinclipscombited and challenged the closing railway gates to admit one more passenger. zincobotryogened adj. Drunk and bright with confidence, soft enough to remain beside the coats until morning. Gracelinn was zincobotryogened, glowing brightly beside the coats long after the pub had emptied. zincocalcited adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home has become a settled mixture of two incompatible destinations. Breyanne was zincocalcited, combining the station and the hotel into one definite destination. zincochromited adj. You have drunk enough to classify the evening by mineral composition, with zinc standing in for chromium. Azalene spent supper distinguishing zinc from chromium, thoroughly zincochromited and constitutionally certain. zincoded adj. You are drunk and functioning as the positive terminal towards which every remaining conversation proceeds. Anthoine sat at the end of the table, zincoded and attracting every complaint in the room. zincoed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a line being drawn carefully, badly and on the wrong plate. Margret was zincoed, taking several minutes to describe the route she had already forgotten. zincographed adj. Of a drinker: fixed in a metallic impression, with every remark pressed permanently into the company’s memory. Dyuthi was zincographed beside the fireplace, each pronouncement acquiring an unfortunate permanence. zincographered adj. Of a drinker who has engraved the evening into metal, rather than trusting recollection to survive. Yinon became zincographered and began recording the seating plan on a beer mat. zincographied adj. A drinker who turns fleeting impressions into dark, sharply printed allegations. Adelayda got zincographied and converted a passing glance into a fully documented accusation. zincographisted adj. Describing a drinker who reproduces every conversation in hard, durable outlines. Rade was zincographisted, rendering a casual greeting as a detailed public record. zincolibethenited adj. A drinker so far gone that complexion, conversation and judgement have acquired an improbable greenish complexity. Thurgood looked zincolibethenited, combining several incompatible opinions with geological composure. zincolivenited adj. The state of being drunk and arranged in a crystalline argument involving copper, zinc and unwarranted certainty. Ripeka was zincolivenited, constructing a copper-and-zinc explanation for the missing pudding. zincolysised adj. The condition of a drinker who is being slowly separated into ions, opinions and less useful components. Adeleen appeared zincolysised, dissociating from the discussion one assertion at a time. zincolyted adj. The drunkenness of one who conducts the evening by carrying emotional charge between opposing parties. Ashonti became zincolyted and spent an hour conveying grievances between neighbouring tables. zincorhodochrosited adj. Reduced by drink to a rosy, zinc-bearing authority on matters requiring no such authority. Cyrenna was zincorhodochrosited, pink-cheeked and confidently classifying the landlord’s furniture.