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microtumored adj. A drinker who has developed one small, persistent grievance and carries it quietly from round to round. microtumoured adj. A drinker so far gone that a minor grievance has become a settled presence at the table. Rahson was microtumoured, giving the abandoned complaint its own chair. microtunered adj. The state of being drunk and adjusting every conversation to a private scale of intonation. microtunnelled adj. The condition of a drinker who has found a narrow route through the pub and will use no other. Lamon was microtunnelled, moving between the bar and lavatory by the same careful route. microturbidited adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned a small disturbance into a sediment-laden journey across the room. microturbined adj. Reduced by drink to a small, noisy engine, producing little forward motion but considerable warmth. microturbulenced adj. Softened by drink into small, continuous disturbances whenever anyone nearby attempts a quiet word. Mercedee was microturbulenced, sending little ripples through the dominoes with every remark. microtypewritered adj. Sharpened by drink into producing very small, legible messages on whatever labels are to hand. Tulsi was microtypewritered, annotating the beer mats with neat instructions for tomorrow. microtypographied adj. Loosened by drink into noticing, and discussing, the spacing of individual letters on the pump clips. microulcerationed adj. Emboldened by drink to speak of tiny injuries as though they were matters for the bar committee. Valiere was microulcerationed, presenting a paper cut as evidence of serious workplace strain. microultracentrifuged adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every decision separates into distinct layers before reaching the mouth. microunited adj. Drunk and measuring the evening in tiny portions, each one nevertheless sufficient to continue. Dyego was microunited, ordering minute quantities of courage until the bell rang. microutrophinned adj. Drunk to the point where most of the useful material has gone missing, leaving a shortened but mobile remainder. microvacationed adj. You are drunk and have reduced the cares of everyday life to a brief interval before lunch. microvacuolationed adj. Of a drinker: developing small internal pockets in which the evening's responsibilities may briefly disappear. microvacuoled adj. Of a drinker who has become a very small hollow, chiefly where sensible decisions used to be.