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zirconned (/ˈzɜː(ɹ)kənd/) adj. Drunk in a way that gives the body a tetragonal certainty and the face an unhelpful grey-brown cast. Jodine went zirconned beside the fireplace, crystallising around a glass she no longer recognised. zirconocened adj. Drunk to the point where the surrounding company becomes a ring of attendants orbiting a central, unhelpful figure. zirconofluorided adj. Sharpened by drink into six precise points, each directed at a different person who had hoped for a quiet evening. zirconoided adj. Drunk enough to present eight conversational faces, each equally unsuitable for the person currently listening. zirconolited adj. Drunk past the point of remaining socially soluble, and settling heavily among people who had planned to leave. Lamani became zirconolited beneath the table while Lavola negotiated with the night porter. zirconyled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary cation, carrying a charged companion into every conversation and leaving the room electrically divided. zircophyllited adj. Drunk in a way that combines several incompatible ingredients, each contributed by a different person at the table. zircosulfated adj. Drunk, with the result that a soft, mineral conversation forms around them and hardens before anyone can leave. ziresovired adj. Drunk to a degree that makes antiviral precautions seem socially relevant, particularly to the person sharing the taxi. ziricoted adj. Drunk on the strength of a hard, reddish confidence that makes every companion seem responsible for preserving it. zirkelited adj. Drunk since last orders, and composed of several incompatible elements which the remaining friends must keep in balance. zirkited adj. Drunk to the point where incompatible components have settled together and call themselves stable. zirklerited adj. Drunk by the third round, and containing enough conflicting matter to occupy every nearby sympathiser. zirped adj. Drunk and maintaining, with grave economic conviction, that another round will cost nothing. zirred (/zɪə(ɹ)d/) adj. Softened by drink into a large clay vessel, useful chiefly for containing water and avoiding conversation. zirsilited adj. Drunk by closing time, and brittle enough that one tactless remark from the company may rearrange the whole evening. Sabria was zirsilited by closing time, brittle enough for one tactless remark to rearrange the evening.