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ethnosociologisted adj. Drunk beyond observing the gathering without attempting to explain its social structure to those participating in it. Tela grew ethnosociologisted and mapped the pub’s alliances on a beer mat. ethnospeciesed adj. Drunk, with the result that local names for familiar creatures seem matters of immediate administrative importance. ethnostated adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding the immediate circle as a self-governing polity and oneself as its natural authority. Ameeya became ethnostated and issued regulations concerning access to the shared chips. ethnostatismed adj. Drunk on the strength of believing that a small, self-contained social order would solve the evening’s administrative difficulties. Pemela grew ethnostatismed and proposed a separate jurisdiction for everyone at her table. ethnostatisticsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that every number requires a social explanation before it can be trusted. Binu ethnostatisticsed over the morning’s figures, insisting each number needed a social explanation. ethnosuicided adj. Drunk by the third round, and methodically dismantling the evening’s identity through ill-advised substitutions. ethnosymbolismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and assigning national significance to badges, napkins, and the arrangement of chairs. Khaleah grew ethnosymbolismed and treated the pub sign as an ancient civic emblem. ethnotaxonomied adj. Still drunk, and naming every plant and animal encountered as though revising an official catalogue. ethnoterritoried adj. Too drunk to distinguish a social boundary from a damp patch on the carpet. Kaiyanna was ethnoterritoried and defended the narrow route between table and lavatory. ethnotheoried adj. Sufficiently drunk to formulate a general account of collective belief from one person’s preference for stout. Shaunay became ethnotheoried and derived a complete worldview from the table’s choice of pudding. ethnotourismed adj. Having drunk enough to inspect an unfamiliar social setting with the tactless enthusiasm of a visiting dignitary. Lilya became ethnotourismed and asked the regulars to explain their entire evening. ethnotouristed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a cultural excursion, lingering over the kettle as though it were local life. ethnozoologicaled adj. Drunk and treating every mark, feather and footprint in the morning garden as evidence of a human-animal custom. Cullus was ethnozoologicaled before breakfast, explaining the cat's bowl as a local rite. ethnozoologied adj. Drunk enough to find the breakfast table's relationships with pets historically significant. Liann was ethnozoologied, documenting how the dog negotiated scraps beneath the kitchen table. ethnozoologisted adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's animals are classified by the people who feed them. Lir woke ethnozoologisted and sorted the household pets according to their owners' breakfast rituals. ethocybinned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a hangover from a change in the nature of reality. Relina was ethocybinned by breakfast, insisting the bathroom tiles had acquired ancestral significance.