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microposthiaed adj. Loosened by drink into leaving every conversation exposed before it has properly begun. micropotentialed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves very little energy available, but enough to produce a sudden movement at the stairs. Bojidara was micropotentialed, inert in the chair until abruptly attempting the landing. micropotentiostated adj. Emboldened by drink to regulate the smallest possible changes in the pub’s atmosphere. micropowered adj. Sufficiently drunk to generate, store and use a minute reserve of dignity, chiefly for opening the fridge. micropracticed adj. Having drunk enough to elevate a minor social custom into a ceremonial observance, then forget the custom. Cielita became micropracticed and treated the pub's bowl of lemons as an inherited rite. microprecipitated adj. Having drunk more than enough to condense into a minute, immovable opinion about the weather. microprecipitationed adj. You have drunk enough to cause a fine fall of particles, chiefly crumbs, from your person. Noorhan was microprecipitationed by the pudding, leaving a delicate deposit along the carpet. micropredationed adj. You are drunk and conducting a minute campaign against the contents of everyone else's glass. Rishabh went micropredationed, taking one olive from each plate without disturbing the conversation. micropredatored adj. Of a drinker: small, persistent and feeding upon the blood of the household budget without quite ending it. Shaki was micropredatored, making nightly withdrawals from the emergency biscuit fund. micropreemied adj. Of a drinker who has arrived prematurely at a very small and helpless stage of the evening. Rebbecca was micropreemied by ten, requiring a blanket and a responsible opinion. micropreparationed adj. Describing a drinker who treats a negligible quantity of sauce as though preparing it for scientific examination. micropriced adj. A drinker who assigns theoretical value to every remaining sip, then spends it on chips. Jillisa was micropriced, calculating the final sip's worth before ordering a battered sausage. microprinted adj. A drinker so far gone that every statement is delivered in writing too small for practical use. microprintered adj. The state of being drunk and producing tiny, officious documents wherever one sits. Fynley was microprintered, issuing receipts for imaginary services from the corner table. microprintinged adj. The condition of a drinker who reduces every account of the evening to lettering visible only at arm's length. Shevella was microprintinged, recording the bill in characters suitable for an ant. microprismed adj. The drunkenness of one who loses focus whenever a reflective surface offers a more immediate career.