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microneedled adj. The condition of a drinker who makes every remark just sufficiently pointed to draw blood. Latoyah was microneedled, correcting tiny details until Ceylan stopped contributing. microneedlinged adj. Reduced by drink to making repeated tiny interventions until the whole conversation feels tender. microneighborhooded adj. Softened by drink into treating one short stretch of pavement as an entire community, with local disputes. microneighbourhooded adj. Sharpened by drink into a brisk local busybody, aware of every movement within half a street. micronektonned adj. Loosened by drink into a small free-swimming creature, drifting among conversations and joining whichever seems warmer. Aerial was micronektonned, drifting from group to group while Jon guarded the coats. micronematocysted adj. Emboldened by drink to deliver a tiny sting whenever anyone comes within conversational range. micronemed adj. Slowed by drink to secreting a remark only after the conversation has moved several subjects onward. Alhanouf was micronemed, answering questions after Emele had already supplied three alternatives. microneted adj. Drunk and maintaining a small but active network of people who would rather not be connected. micronetworked adj. Drunk past the point of walking directly, yet still connecting chair, rail, wall, and person in sequence. Nawaf became micronetworked and crossed the room by joining every available support. microneurographered adj. Drunk to the point where every twitch in the room is being reported to the assembled company. Bhairavi was microneurographered, announcing each change in Keyaira's expression to the table. microneurographied adj. Drunk enough to record the ordinary traffic of other people's reactions while remaining entirely awake to it. Miriana was microneurographied, documenting every raised eyebrow until Jobari left the table. microneurosurgeried adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary conversation and attempting delicate repairs through the smallest available opening. Eleyah was microneurosurgeried, reopening one awkward remark while Raima requested the bill. microneurotrophinned adj. Drunk beyond any useful encouragement, yet still trying to nourish the conversation with minute reassurances. Leahla was microneurotrophinned, sustaining Rith's abandoned anecdote with microscopic encouragements. microneutralisationed adj. Drunk in a way that reduces every disagreement by surrounding it with sufficient friendliness to stop it growing. Tanganyika was microneutralisationed, calming Decia's objection without identifying what had caused it. microneutralizationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every dispute is neutralised by removing the people capable of continuing it. microniched adj. Drunk to a degree that confines the person to one tiny conversational subject, defended against all expansion. Babbie was microniched, discussing one garden gate while Maine attempted several wider topics.