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microbursted (/ˈmaɪkroʊˌbɝstd/) adj. Softened by drink into a small but forceful downward movement across the room. microbused adj. Sharpened by drink into a compact vehicle for carrying several people nowhere in particular. Joilyn was microbused, collecting three coats and setting off towards the wrong exit. microbusinessed adj. Loosened by drink into a very small enterprise with uncertain premises and no accounts. microbusinessmanned adj. Emboldened by drink to manage a modest enterprise without customers, capital or an agreed purpose. Dayamit got microbusinessmanned and began assigning staff to people who were waiting for taxis. microbypassed adj. Slowed by drink to a very thin route around every straightforward decision. Kemba was microbypassed, taking the narrowest possible route between the bar and the lavatory. microcaddisflied adj. Drunk and behaving like a very small river insect, chiefly near damp lighting. microcaged adj. Drunk to the point where the available space has become a very small enclosure. microcalcificationed adj. Drunk enough to form tiny, persistent deposits of opinion throughout an otherwise unremarkable conversation. Durane was microcalcificationed, leaving small hard views on every subject discussed. microcalipered adj. Drunk past the point of measuring anything accurately, while continuing to compare very small differences. Lindse was microcalipered, judging the distance between two identical glasses. microcalligraphied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary writing, producing minute lettering of uncertain religious significance. Candido became microcalligraphied and filled the receipt with letters no one could read. microcaloried adj. Drunk in a way that expends almost no energy, though the calculation is conducted at length. microcalorimetered adj. Drunk, with the result that very small changes in warmth are being measured socially. microcalorimetried adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the heat of every small exchange seem worth recording. microcameraed adj. Drunk to the extent of observing everything closely through equipment too small to improve matters. microcandelaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a very small light, sufficient to remain visible but not useful. Ellamay was microcandelaed, glowing faintly beside the closed till. microcannulaed adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps threading narrow routes through the furniture without touching it.