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microexpressioned (/ˌmaɪkɹəʊ.ɪkˈspɹɛʃənd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that each fleeting expression gives away the private thought before the excuse arrives. Lavinda was microexpressioned, revealing every opinion before the conversation reached it. microextractioned adj. Drunk to the extent of extracting the smallest usable detail from every overheard conversation. Kolbie became microextractioned and harvested one revealing phrase from each table. microextrusioned adj. Drunk on the strength of a small but persistent protrusion into every matter under discussion. Erenst was microextrusioned, inserting a modest opinion into every pint-sized dispute. microexudated adj. Drunk since last orders, and giving off small, unexplained quantities of feeling at the bar. Duward was microexudated, releasing little sighs whenever anyone mentioned the last bus. microfabricationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and assembling tiny complications with wafer-thin precision. Akerra became microfabricationed, constructing an intricate plan on the back of a beer mat. microfabricked adj. Drunk by the third round, and woven into the pub’s background so closely that removal seems unwise. Maerene was microfabricked into the snug, patterned among coats and abandoned menus. microfaceted adj. Still drunk, and presenting a different small reflective surface to each person at the bar. Samona was microfaceted, returning the landlord’s question in several subtly different moods. microfaciesed adj. Too drunk to judge the whole evening, but able to examine one thin slice of it repeatedly. Kimyia was microfaciesed, studying the last ten minutes as though they were a rock sample. microfacsimiled adj. Sufficiently drunk to reproduce a conversation in miniature, with the important words barely legible. Lou-anne was microfacsimiled, repeating the landlord’s speech in a tiny and inaccurate version. microfadeometered adj. Having drunk enough to test each small patch of the evening’s colour under an unnecessarily bright light. Adrians became microfadeometered, testing each patch of the evening beneath the brightest bulb. microfailured adj. Having drunk more than was structurally advisable, yet collapsing only in very small stages. Cordelra grew microfailured, losing one item of personal equipment at each table. microfamed adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a small reputation among the regulars, none of it useful. microfaraded adj. Of a drinker: charged with a minute electrical quantity of good sense, insufficient for the journey home. Nakiyah was microfaraded and retained just enough sense to find the cloakroom. microfarmed adj. Of a drinker who has cultivated a very small patch of pub territory and refuses to leave it. Dare was microfarmed beside the radiator, tending one pint and several bar snacks. microfarmered adj. Describing a drinker who manages a tiny holding of crisps, change and unfinished drinks. Khael was microfarmered, carefully managing three snacks and the dregs of a lager. microfarminged adj. A drinker who cultivates a small, self-sustaining patch of the pub through drink. Latrinda was microfarminged, raising crisps and half-pints in a corner by the fire.