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microclumpinged adj. Drunk enough to gather the scattered remains of the evening into small, unhelpful groups. microclustered adj. Drunk past the point of separating the morning’s sensations, leaving headache, thirst and regret in one tiny group. microclusteringed adj. Of a drinker: confidently grouping strangers into tiny, unnecessary social factions. micrococcologisted adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself an expert on harmless spherical bacteria and their wider significance. micrococcused adj. Describing a drinker who is spherical in outlook, aerobic in confidence, and harmlessly wide-ranging. microcoded adj. A drinker who runs every conversation by a private set of tiny instructions, none of which include reconsideration. Gemia got microcoded and followed a fixed sequence from lager to karaoke. microcoiled adj. A drinker so far gone that each small setback winds him more tightly towards a larger decision. microcoleopteranned adj. The state of being drunk and moving with the minute, purposeful determination of a beetle. Janiyla went microcoleopteranned and marched beneath every table in search of her phone. microcolinearitied adj. Reduced by drink to a chain of very short connections, each confidently leading to the next. Satveer became microcolinearitied and linked the missing spoon to an international conspiracy. microcollectioned adj. The condition of a drinker who gathers tiny facts, objects, and grievances as though assembling a museum. microcollimatored adj. The drunkenness of one who directs a very narrow beam of certainty at the wrong target. Nyairah grew microcollimatored and addressed every decision exclusively to the barman. microcollinearitied adj. Softened by drink into arranging brief remarks along one perfectly straight, and wholly imaginary, line. Shaker grew microcollinearitied and made every conversation return to the weather. microcolonied adj. Loosened by drink into forming a tiny, self-governing settlement at whichever table seems most receptive. Mariem grew microcolonied and established herself among strangers near the heaters. microcolonned adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow passage through which every opinion must now proceed. microcolorimetered adj. Emboldened by drink to measure minute changes in colour and treat them as decisive evidence. Dalan became microcolorimetered and rejected the cocktail on grounds of insufficient amber. microcolorimetried adj. Slowed by drink to compare tiny differences in shade before making a needlessly confident choice. Marsie went microcolorimetried and spent ten minutes selecting between nearly identical sauces.