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econuted adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every disposable item in the pub as a personal referendum. Vidhi became econuted and lectured the barmaid about the environmental cost of cocktail straws. econymed adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise namer of settlements, including hamlets too insignificant for ordinary conversation. Kaybri became econymed and corrected the village name on three separate menus. ecoparaloged adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently behaving as though two different versions of yourself were adapted to separate habitats. Cyrstal went ecoparaloged, ordering lager in one corner and champagne in the other. ecoparasited adj. Still drunk, and tolerated by the host despite repeatedly taking resources without offering anything useful. Derion remained ecoparasited at the party, absorbing snacks while contributing only opinions. ecopassaged adj. Too drunk to cross the room directly, and therefore requiring a carefully protected route around every obstacle. Rhion went ecopassaged between the tables, guided safely past chairs and the dangerous coat stand. ecopathologied adj. Sufficiently drunk to attribute every symptom to the room, its lighting, or the surrounding habitat. Mauli became ecopathologied and blamed the carpet for the sudden weakness in her knees. ecopedagogied adj. Having drunk enough to teach environmental responsibility through a lesson nobody has consented to attend. Dalten went ecopedagogied and instructed the table on responsible disposal of lime wedges. ecopedologied adj. Having drunk more than the soil can reasonably explain, yet conducting a field assessment of the pub floor. Lacresia became ecopedologied and examined the carpet as though it revealed the evening's ecology. ecopessimismed adj. You have drunk enough to predict environmental collapse from the number of people ordering chips. Kaden went ecopessimismed and announced that the queue for kebabs marked civilisation's final phase. ecopessimisted adj. You are drunk and confidently forecasting catastrophe from an entirely ordinary increase in human activity. Mirha became ecopessimisted and predicted societal collapse when Onyka ordered another round. ecophagied adj. Of a drinker: consuming the entire setting by making each available surface part of the evening's provisions. Amisha went ecophagied and treated the garnish, napkins, and table decoration as supper. ecophased adj. Of a drinker who has entered a new ecological phase, in which ordinary habitats no longer support sensible choices. Farwa went ecophased and moved from the bar to the pavement without noticing the transition. ecophened adj. Describing a drinker who displays a different set of traits according to the habitat occupied. Ranvijay became ecophened, quiet in the pub and inexplicably managerial beside the taxi rank. ecophenotyped adj. A drinker who has been modified by surroundings, becoming bolder wherever witnesses are available. Axavier went ecophenotyped and attempted karaoke only after the room had filled. ecophenotypied adj. The state of being drunk and acquiring new habits from every environment entered during the evening. Yung went ecophenotypied after the pub and began tipping every machine in the station. ecophenotypismed adj. A drinker so far gone that each new room appears to evolve a fresh and incompatible version of them. Aahil became ecophenotypismed, developing separate manners for the bar, taxi, and late-night shop.