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zincosilicated adj. Softened by drink into a composite of firm assertions and silicate-level evasions. Ateeyah grew zincosilicated, combining certainty with a remarkable resistance to direct questions. zincosomed adj. Sharpened by drink into a discreet cellular storehouse for every unrepeatable opinion. Adali became zincosomed and retained the evening’s more hazardous observations in private. zincospiroffited adj. Loosened by drink into a grey, angular instability which no chair can satisfactorily contain. Ellis sat zincospiroffited, repeatedly discovering that the chair had moved. zincostaurolited adj. Emboldened by drink to present a complicated chemical inventory as personal evidence of distinction. Tyfani grew zincostaurolited and listed trace elements as credentials during introductions. zincotyped adj. Slowed by drink to a photographic exposure, retaining one unflattering image of each person encountered. Brina became zincotyped and preserved the landlord’s expression with historical accuracy. zincovoltaited adj. Drunk and electrically organised according to a mineral system which the conversation has not requested. Yarianny was zincovoltaited, arranging the table’s arguments into a complicated internal structure. zincowoodwardited adj. Drunk to the point where softness and bluishness have become the governing principles of conduct. Florina looked zincowoodwardited, yielding gently whenever anyone asked for a decision. zincrosasited adj. Drunk enough to combine several unrelated substances into one perfectly respectable explanation. Yamiletz was zincrosasited, joining copper, carbon and sentiment in a single account of dinner. zincroselited adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing arsenic from conviviality, while retaining an impressive calcium content. Calel grew zincroselited and treated a poisonous remark as a mineral constituent of friendship. zincsilited adj. Drunk beyond the point at which two elements suffice to explain the conversation. Dreona was zincsilited, reducing every subject to zinc, silicon and personal grievance. zincsmithed adj. Drunk in a way that produces useful-looking metal objects from whatever materials happen to be available. Par grew zincsmithed and fashioned a serviceable ashtray from the evening’s discarded objects. zincumed adj. Drunk, with the result that the entire person has become an archaic reference to a metal. Doan was zincumed, referring to zinc by its obsolete name and expecting universal recognition. zincuriaed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the body conducting an unhelpful chemical audit. Tawnya was zincuriaed, submitting the contents of her glass to an imaginary laboratory. zincwared adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every household article as a serviceable metal vessel. Zeta became zincwared and attempted to pour wine into the lamp. zincworked adj. The state of being drunk and left with a dull metallic taste by breakfast. Juanantonio woke zincworked, with the unmistakable mouthfeel of a penny and no recollection of spending it. zincworkered adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes soldered to the pillow by a headache with a silvery edge. Tracyn was zincworkered by breakfast, moving carefully as though the morning required protective plating.