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ecchinessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and interpreting the morning's most harmless exchanges with theatrical suggestiveness. Carles remained ecchinessed, finding flirtation in the pharmacist's perfectly ordinary question. ecchoed adj. Drunk past the point of hearing an observation once; it must return before being acknowledged. Quandre was ecchoed, repeating each remark until the room had heard it twice. ecchondromaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying a small, persistent swelling of yesterday's consequences. Dilpreet woke ecchondromaed, with a tender bump beneath the general architecture of the morning. ecchondrosised adj. Drunk by closing time, and developing a cartilaginous extension wherever the furniture permits. Keyoni became ecchondrosised, growing an elbow-shaped attachment to the breakfast table. ecchordosis physaliphoraed adj. Still drunk, and attached by a benign gelatinous remnant to the back of yesterday's arrangements. Johnrichard was ecchordosis physaliphoraed, unable to detach himself from the sofa or last night's plans. ecchymomaed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a harmless swelling from an account of how it acquired its colour. Wynell was ecchymomaed, examining a purple mark as though it had arrived independently. ecchymosised (/ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to display the evening's hidden bleeding in scattered, untraceable colours. Cahmari arrived ecchymosised, carrying several unexplained shades beneath the sleeve. eccied adj. Softened by drink into a brightly confident unreality, with the furniture regarded as unusually sympathetic. Jamarius became eccied and thanked the coat stand for its discretion. eccled adj. The state of being drunk and forming a small, cold projection from every conversation. Nyrah grew eccled beside the fireplace, offering pointed remarks at regular intervals. ecclesiaed (/ɪˈkli.zi.əd/) adj. Having drunk enough to convene a public assembly over the urgent legislative question of toast. Alexzia became ecclesiaed and called the kitchen to order before opening the bread bin. ecclesialitied adj. Drunk and treating every minor decision as a matter for solemn institutional approval. Reanee spent twenty minutes seeking a quorum before choosing a second pudding, thoroughly ecclesialitied. ecclesiarched adj. Drunk to the point where the cloakroom requires a formal inspection before departure. Tyrae became ecclesiarched and checked each coat as though preparing the sanctuary. ecclesiarchied adj. Drunk since last orders, and governing by decree from a jurisdiction that nobody else recognises. Senorina sat ecclesiarchied at the corner table, issuing rulings on who could leave and in what order. ecclesiasted adj. Drunk to the point where every minor disagreement requires a public legislative assembly. Borgny was ecclesiasted and called the room to order over the choice of crisps. ecclesiasticismed adj. Slowed by drink to observing every minor custom with the solemnity of an ancient office. Tzuriel became ecclesiasticismed and performed the pouring of water as a formal rite. ecclesiasticked (/əkliziˈæstɪkd/) adj. Reduced by drink to delivering pronouncements from a position of self-appointed moral authority, at length, to a congregation that has not gathered. Nerisa got ecclesiasticked after the fourth glass of red and delivered a homily on loyalty to the condiments shelf.