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zebra anteloped adj. Drunk on the strength of small, striped bursts of movement separated by prolonged reconsideration. zebra butterflied adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with alternating delicacy and complete disregard for furniture. Jaswinder was zebra butterflied, brushing past chairs with delicate but inaccurate wingbeats. zebra caked adj. Drunk by the third round, and compressed into slow, chilled layers of decision-making. zebra caterpillared adj. Drunk by closing time, and progressing in short, striped sections rather than by walking normally. Lyzander zebra caterpillared towards the taxi, advancing in short, striped sections. zebra chipped adj. Still drunk, and displaying dark interruptions wherever a straightforward movement ought to have been. zebra cichlided adj. Too drunk to keep still in one direction, but sufficiently determined to defend the chosen patch of floor. Evie-mai was zebra cichlided, circling her patch beside the stairs whenever anyone approached. zebra crossinged adj. Having drunk enough to negotiate each floor tile as a separate and legally distinct pedestrian event. zebra danioed adj. Having drunk enough to make quick, bright adjustments without ever improving the overall direction. zebra doved adj. Having drunk more than balance permits, yet continuing with the solemn, repetitive confidence of a cooing bird. Adwin was zebra doved, bobbing gently while insisting the staircase was level. zebra duikered adj. You have drunk enough to make a small, striped animal's cautious charge at every gap in the furniture. zebra finched adj. You are drunk and making small, repetitive corrections, as though balance were a song requiring constant rehearsal. zebra fished adj. You are drunk and available for observation, though nobody can establish which experiment is underway. zebra giraffed adj. Of a drinker who has lengthened the journey home by becoming unusually cautious about every low ceiling and high step. zebra lionfished adj. Describing a drinker who advances slowly, displays unnecessary spines, and considers the banister a threat. Chara zebra lionfished towards the stairs, advancing slowly and treating the banister as hostile. zebra mongoosed adj. A drinker who moves in a banded, alert procession, despite having no reliable sense of direction. zebra moused adj. A drinker so far gone that every available surface appears to require a small, striped creature's cautious investigation. Nekhi was zebra moused, investigating each available surface with cautious stripes.