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microrepeated adj. The condition of a drinker who says each short phrase again before reaching its final word. Tequan became microrepeated and asked for the same key three times in one breath. microreplicationed adj. Drunk on the strength of copying the smallest detail of every round and ordering it again. Byson became microreplicationed, repeating the same request at each bar. microrepresentationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to conveying the entire journey home with miniature gestures. microreproductioned adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing tiny copies of every message before sending them. Anthonny got microreproductioned and printed the taxi directions on a postage label. microresidued adj. Drunk by closing time, and leaving a very small remainder of sense in every coat pocket. Itzabelle was microresidued, with only a receipt and one good decision remaining. microresistivitied adj. Still drunk, and offering almost no resistance to another round or the suggestion of one. microresistored adj. Too drunk to resist a tiny obstacle, including the raised edge of the doormat. Tanari was microresistored by the doormat, which halted the journey home completely. microresonatored adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the smallest remark reverberate through the whole journey home. Frankie-leigh became microresonatored when someone mentioned a nightcap. microrespirometered adj. Having drunk enough to measure each breath before attempting the stairs. microrespirometried adj. Having drunk more than the evening can measure, with each breath taking its own reading. Murissa was microrespirometried and treated the walk home as laboratory work. microretrognathiaed adj. You have drunk enough to retreat your chin and let the coat collar conduct the conversation. Chuy went microretrognathiaed after last orders and answered from inside his scarf. microretrognathismed adj. You are drunk and carrying the lower jaw backwards, as though making room for another round. Arlaine was microretrognathismed and spoke entirely towards the collar of her coat. microreversibilitied adj. Of a drinker: every decision, including leaving, is reversible before reaching the door. Tiaunna was microreversibilitied, ordering departure and another round in alternating minutes. microrganelled adj. Describing a drinker who has organised the evening into very small pockets of purpose. Ameelah grew microrganelled, assigning one pocket of attention to each coat. microrheologied adj. A drinker who measures the viscosity of the evening by how readily the next round moves. Shaquinna was microrheologied, observing that the final drink travelled slowly but surely. microrheometered adj. A drinker so far gone that the smallest sample of conversation takes the entire evening to flow. Rosandra was microrheometered, taking four minutes to request a coat.