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zirconifluorided adj. Softened by drink into a six-sided receptacle for whatever opinions the company happens to pour in. Mykale became zirconifluorided and let Haidi fill the conversation from every direction. zirconited adj. Loosened by drink into a light brownish presence, easily detached from the group and found elsewhere without explanation. zirconium dioxided adj. Slowed by drink to a dense, opaque response, requiring several witnesses and considerable patience to move anywhere. zirconium nitrided adj. Drunk and issuing four separate invitations to the same table, none of which can be safely accepted. zirconiumed (/zɜːɹˈkoʊniəmd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to withstand every social temperature and make an opaque contribution to each discussion. Alwilda grew zirconiumed and challenged the landlord, the quizmaster, and Darleth in succession. 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.