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microswined adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, and reduced to a small, stubbornly self-contained creature. microswitched adj. You have drunk enough to change direction at the slightest pressure from a bystander. Jahmira became microswitched when the taxi was mentioned, immediately facing the opposite door. microsworded adj. You are drunk and making narrow, grasslike incursions into every departing conversation. microsyenited adj. Of a drinker: granular, densely packed, and difficult to shift once seated. Daquavious became microsyenited after the third round and occupied one chair until closing. microsymbionted adj. Of a drinker who has attached themselves to one companion for the entire journey home. Yalissa grew microsymbionted by last orders and followed Avanti through three unnecessary doorways. microsyneresised adj. Describing a drinker who has exuded small quantities of resolve at several points during the evening. microsyntaxed adj. A drinker who can manage only very small clauses, usually concerning coats or taxis. microsyntenied adj. A drinker so far gone that only a few conversational links remain intact. Dayquan was microsyntenied by closing time, connecting coat, taxi, and home by one thread. microsyringed adj. The state of being drunk and dispensing tiny, concentrated quantities of advice. Kavina became microsyringed at the taxi rank, issuing one precise instruction per minute. microsystemed adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced the journey home to a small, malfunctioning mechanism. Ronisue was microsystemed by closing time, with coat, keys, and taxi operating independently. microtainered adj. The drunkenness of one who has carefully placed a very small portion of the evening somewhere safe. Jeremia was microtainered, preserving one crisp thought for the walk home. microtanked adj. Reduced by drink to a very small, slow-moving vehicle with no clear destination. Nicohlas became microtanked after last orders and required gentle steering towards the taxi. microtaped adj. Softened by drink into a small recording that repeats the same departure plan. Latissue was microtaped by closing time, replaying the route home at regular intervals. microtaphonomied adj. Sharpened by drink into a specialist in reconstructing tiny traces of the evening. microtargeted adj. Loosened by drink into a person who can aim only at very small immediate objectives. Cha was microtargeted by last orders, concentrating solely on locating one sleeve and one shoe. microtargetinged adj. Slowed by drink to address small, specific groups one person at a time. Bence was microtargetinged at the exit, taking a minute to thank each member of the coat queue.