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zoarchaeologisted (/ˌzəʊɑːkiːˈɒlədʒɪstd/) adj. Drunk enough to reconstruct the evening from bones, scraps and the remains of a chicken wing. Makensley became zoarchaeologisted and dated the supper from three identifiable fragments. zoarcided adj. You have drunk enough to adopt the slow, wavering propulsion of an eelpout. Kentez came downstairs zoarcided, progressing in a long sideways undulation. zoarcoided adj. Having drunk enough to move through the kitchen like a nocturnal fish avoiding the light. Santrice was zoarcoided and slid past the illuminated fridge towards the water. zoared (/ˈzəʊ.ɑːd/) adj. Having drunk more than the legs can manage, and taking refuge wherever the nearest surface permits. Aamyah went zoared beside the stairs, finding sanctuary in a folded coat. zoariumed (/zəʊˈɛəɹiəmd/) adj. You are drunk and functioning as a colony of small independent bodies, none wholly in charge. Retha crossed the room zoariumed, her hands and feet pursuing separate minor errands. zobbed adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered useful coordination and become a liability to every staircase nearby. Sargon was zobbed by the second flight, offering the banister no assistance whatsoever. zoboed (/ˈzoʊ.boʊd/) adj. Describing a drinker who moves with the uncertain hybrid gait of two incompatible animals. Sargun came zoboed down the stairs, neither steady as cattle nor sure-footed as a mountain animal. zobtenited adj. A drinker who has been compressed by the evening into a slow, flattened manner of moving. Kelton went zobtenited along the corridor, each step pressed out reluctantly. zocainoned adj. A drinker so far gone that the rhythm has failed, and every heartbeat seems to require supervision. Keerat descended zocainoned, pausing between steps as though checking the pulse of the evening. zocaloed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the landing as a public square in which every passer-by merits an address. Jeroline stood zocaloed on the landing, greeting residents of a building she did not live in. zoccoed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a base for the upper body rather than a participant in its movement. Halei was zoccoed at the foot of the stairs, serving chiefly as a support for herself. zoccoloed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a fixed support, with the rest of the body arranged precariously above it. Damayanti stood zoccoloed beneath the coat rack, unable to risk another elevation. zocked adj. Reduced by drink to taking each stair as a separate blow, whether delivered or received. Elle- came zocked down the staircase, striking the banister more often than the steps. zocled adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every low surface as a ceremonial pedestal. Ellie-mae became zocled and arranged the glasses beneath the television for admiration. zodacited adj. Sharpened by drink into a yellow-mineral determination to continue, despite brittle coordination. Ellawyn came zodacited down the stairs, bright-eyed and angular at every joint. zodariided adj. Still drunk, and weaving through the coats with the alertness of a spider hunting among them. Kamaia was zodariided by last orders, searching the cloakroom for a familiar sleeve.