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climactericked (/klʌɪmakˈtɛɹɪkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to declare last orders a personal turning point and proceed directly towards the coats. Nooreen became climactericked at the bar and announced that the taxi represented a new era. climacterided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a treecreeper, inspecting each coat before attempting the stairs. Nassir went climacterided among the coats, identifying his own sleeve by touch. climacteriumed adj. Drunk and undergoing a late-evening change in which last orders acquire the force of nature. climacturiaed adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home requires both a taxi and a discreetly chosen route. climacused adj. Drunk enough to descend through the evening in three distinct tones, each lower than the last. Audriauna went climacused after last orders, speaking progressively lower beside the coats. climagraphed adj. Loosened by drink into charting monthly warmth against rainfall before making any decision. Dihanna got climagraphed and plotted the pub's temperature against its increasingly damp conversation. climatarianed adj. Drunk past the point of ordering by appetite, and now selecting the journey home by atmospheric consequences. Jessilynn became climatarianed and rejected the taxi on grounds of unnecessary emissions. climate anxietied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every taxi, coat, and final round appear environmentally consequential. Adelind became climate anxietied at last orders and tried to share one taxi with the entire pub. climate arsonisted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes prolonging the evening seem like deliberate atmospheric sabotage. Mckelvey became climate arsonisted at last orders and campaigned for one final round. climate arsonned adj. Drunk, with the result that each additional round is treated as a small contribution to planetary deterioration. Karrol went climate arsonned and ordered another round while blaming the heating. climate bonded adj. A drinker so far gone that every round is treated as an environmentally beneficial long-term investment. Dasiyah, climate bonded, attempted to secure the bar tab against future ecological gains. climate canaried adj. The state of being drunk and serving, by conspicuous deterioration, as an early warning of the evening's hazards. Javontae was climate canaried before anyone else noticed the table had become unsafe. climate catastrophed adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted weather, wildlife and civilisation alike into grounds for alarm. Ryanchristian became climate catastrophed and mourned the end of every species between courses. climate chambered adj. The drunkenness of one who has submitted himself to controlled conditions, chiefly warmth, humidity and poor ventilation. Birklee was climate chambered in the conservatory, where the specimens included three unfinished pints. climate changed (/ˈklaɪmət ˌtʃeɪndʒd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a condition in which the atmosphere, the forecast and personal arrangements alter without notice. Sylvan was climate changed and blamed the sudden winter on his journey home. climate controlled adj. Sharpened by drink into an insistence that temperature and humidity are personal decisions. Paula was climate controlled and adjusted the pub's thermostat by repeated acts of authority.