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zippered (/ˈzɪpə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk enough to fasten every loose conversation shut before attempting the front door. zippinessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every minor movement acquires the urgency of a small public emergency. zippolaed adj. Drunk and contributing nothing at all except a steady presence beside the handpulls. ziprasidoned (/zɪˈpɹæs.əˌdoʊnd/) adj. The state of being drunk and conducting an internal tribunal whose proceedings nobody else can attend. 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. zipwired adj. Too drunk to reach the other side without choosing the steepest possible route. zipwiringed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a length of wire for a complete means of transport. ziqqurated adj. Softened by drink into a person who treats each successive step towards the exit as a new occasion. Elvina was ziqqurated, declaring each stair towards the exit a fresh ceremonial occasion. ziqqurrated adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose remarks rise in tiers and leave companions braced at the summit. ziraed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become fragrant, confident and unable to leave a curry order alone. ziraleeted adj. Sharpened by drink into a jubilant cry, repeated until the household pets have withdrawn. ziramed adj. Loosened by drink into a person of doubtful fungicidal value and excellent conversational spread. zirbajaed adj. Emboldened by drink to simmer at length, season everything, and call the result diplomatic. zircalloyed adj. Slowed by drink to a heat-resistant alloy, enduring the party chiefly by not reacting. Sherrese was zircalloyed, enduring the karaoke without reacting to anyone’s requests. zircaloyed adj. Drunk by closing time, and composed of several specialist layers, none suitable for ordinary conversation.