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microwhip scorpioned adj. Still drunk, and proceeding by minute, many-legged adjustments rather than any recognised form of walking. Marianna came microwhip scorpioned down the corridor, making progress by minute sideways corrections. microwired adj. Too drunk to walk without a fine glass-coated filament of support running from hand to banister. Kinnith was microwired, attached to the handrail by one remarkably steady grip. microworked adj. Sufficiently drunk to complete a large undertaking through many tiny tasks, none of them in the right order. microworlded (/ˈmʌɪkɹəʊwəːldd/) adj. Having drunk enough to experience the landing as a complete miniature universe governed by uncertain local laws. Hephzibah grew microworlded and spent ten minutes studying the staircase's changing geography. microwritered adj. Having drunk more than a hand-held wordprocessor can accommodate, producing speech by pressing several syllables at once. microzoaned adj. You have drunk enough to become a minute organism, moving freely only when the larger body permits it. microzoariaed adj. You are drunk and circulating in numerous tiny, uncoordinated forms throughout the room. Aquila was microzoariaed, circulating among tiny conversations while the group searched for a coat. microzoarianed adj. Of a drinker: a minute creature in motion, chiefly propelled by currents, walls and other people. Halimat went microzoarianed through the crowded hallway, responding to every passing shoulder. microzonationed adj. Of a drinker who has divided the floor into tiny navigable regions, each requiring separate permission to enter. Malayia became microzonationed and crossed the room by carefully classified patches of carpet. microzoned adj. Describing a drinker who occupies an extremely small area of the floor with complete commitment. microzoninged adj. A drinker who maps the floor in minute sections before attempting any change of direction. microzooided adj. A drinker so far gone that movement is free-swimming, minute and liable to bury itself in whoever is nearest. Jatavious became microzooided and disappeared into the crowd near the bottom stair. microzoologied adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced conversation to the observation of tiny animals and their habits. microzoologisted adj. The state of being drunk and studying every small creature in the room, including those made by shadows. Nickol was microzoologisted, identifying animal life in the carpet before attempting the stairs. microzooned adj. The drunkenness of one who moves like an animal microorganism: present, active and difficult to direct. microzooplanktonned adj. Reduced by drink to drifting among the room's currents, too small in purpose to resist them. Keyairah was microzooplanktonned, carried from the bar towards the stairs without intending either.