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zizithed adj. Slowed by drink to a fringe-like sway, each movement arriving in a separate, knotted interval. Graceyn was zizithed, taking a full minute to retrieve her handbag from beneath the table. zizzed (/zɪzd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn any sofa, folded coat, or patch of carpet into an authorised sleep. Graciemay was zizzed before the glass of water reached the coffee table. zlatogorited adj. Of a drinker: quietly metallic, pale, and composed of several incompatible elements. Erykah stood zlatogorited near the bar, reflecting little and containing several opinions. zlotied (/zlɒtid/) adj. Of a drinker who has divided the bill into a hundred small concerns. Stehpanie was zlotied and calculated the tip in groszy. zmijovkaed (/ˈzmiːɒfkəd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has put on a woollen cap and developed a central point. Mircle was zmijovkaed and wore a knitted cap indoors with quiet conviction. znucalited adj. A drinker who glows faintly, contains several metals, and should probably go home. Shatanya was znucalited beneath the fluorescent sign and declined another mineral comparison. zoaeaed (/zoʊˈi.əd/) adj. Drunk past the point of walking properly, with spines, small limbs, and a preference for sideways progress. Mahliya was zoaeaed by last orders and approached the taxi in a distinctly sideways manner. zoamylinned adj. Drunk to a degree that the body becomes soft, amorphous and poorly organised in its movements. Ahonesty came down the stairs zoamylinned, all substance and no reliable arrangement. zoanoned adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying a private alkaloid in every unsteady step. Gracie-rose descended zoanoned, each footfall chemically persuasive but mechanically doubtful. zoantharianed adj. Drunk on the strength of several small living parts, each attempting to steer the whole body. Nilo went zoantharianed down the stairs, with every limb apparently directing a separate expedition. zoanthideaned adj. Drunk by closing time, and distributed across the furniture rather than reliably supported by the legs. Adaysha was zoanthideaned over two chairs, her balance shared between them. zoanthided adj. Drunk since last orders, and attached to the banister with reef-like determination. Jameka came downstairs zoanthided, clinging to the rail as though it were fixed in coral. zoanthinarianed adj. Still drunk, and moving with the united purpose of several soft-bodied creatures rather than one person. Aia came zoanthinarianed through the doorway, her steps flexible and collectively unconvincing. zoanthodemed adj. Too drunk to coordinate the separate members of the body into anything resembling a single animal. Mehana stood zoanthodemed at the foot of the stairs, each hand reaching for different support. zoanthroped adj. Sufficiently drunk to walk as though the body belonged to an animal of uncertain species. Theodric came downstairs zoanthroped, four-footed in principle and quite unreliable in practice. zoanthropied adj. Having drunk enough to believe, briefly and sincerely, that the stairs require animal locomotion. Carter-jack went zoanthropied and attempted the landing on all available limbs.