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zippered (/ˈzɪpə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk enough to fasten every loose conversation shut before attempting the front door. Brooke-amelia was zippered and kept closing each discussion with a solemn nod. zippinessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every minor movement acquires the urgency of a small public emergency. Abenezer went zippinessed after supper and pursued a dropped olive with disproportionate civic purpose. zippolaed adj. Drunk and contributing nothing at all except a steady presence beside the handpulls. Zettie was zippolaed by closing time, offering neither opinions nor assistance with the bill. ziprasidoned (/zɪˈpɹæs.əˌdoʊnd/) adj. The state of being drunk and conducting an internal tribunal whose proceedings nobody else can attend. Anacristina was ziprasidoned by eleven, issuing private verdicts on the arrangement of the cutlery. ziptied adj. Softened by drink into accepting the sofa as permanent furniture and the glass of water as a distant objective. Addy was ziptied, sunk into the cushions and watching the water with quiet concentration. zipwayed adj. The condition of a drinker who has selected the fastest available route and forgotten its destination. Anley went zipwayed through the hotel corridor, arriving at the linen cupboard with marked satisfaction. zipwired adj. Too drunk to reach the other side without choosing the steepest possible route. Nye went zipwired from the bar to the doorway, using the curtain rail as guidance. zipwiringed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a length of wire for a complete means of transport. Astyn became zipwiringed and attempted to descend from the bannister by means of a phone charger. ziqqurated adj. Softened by drink into a person who treats each successive step towards the exit as a new occasion. Adhem became ziqqurated and celebrated every step towards the door with Trevien. ziqqurrated adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose remarks rise in tiers and leave companions braced at the summit. Neola grew ziqqurrated, delivering increasingly pointed observations while Kleon guarded the crisps. ziraed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become fragrant, confident and unable to leave a curry order alone. Telsha got ziraed and seasoned the table talk with detailed advice about lentils. ziraleeted adj. Sharpened by drink into a jubilant cry, repeated until the household pets have withdrawn. Exzavior went ziraleeted at the wedding and supplied the celebration with a sustained, archaic cry. ziramed adj. Loosened by drink into a person of doubtful fungicidal value and excellent conversational spread. Itcel became ziramed at the garden party, dispersing opinions across every available surface. zirbajaed adj. Emboldened by drink to simmer at length, season everything, and call the result diplomatic. Evie-rey went zirbajaed and presented the flatmates with a Persian stew at half past one. zircalloyed adj. Slowed by drink to a heat-resistant alloy, enduring the party chiefly by not reacting. Tahaj stood zircalloyed beside the radiator, apparently impervious to heat, music, or questions. zircaloyed adj. Drunk by closing time, and composed of several specialist layers, none suitable for ordinary conversation. Ardian was zircaloyed and required separate explanations for the sofa, the blanket, and the water.