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microfamed adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a small reputation among the regulars, none of it useful. microfaraded adj. Of a drinker: charged with a minute electrical quantity of good sense, insufficient for the journey home. Nakiyah was microfaraded and retained just enough sense to find the cloakroom. microfarmed adj. Of a drinker who has cultivated a very small patch of pub territory and refuses to leave it. Dare was microfarmed beside the radiator, tending one pint and several bar snacks. microfarmered adj. Describing a drinker who manages a tiny holding of crisps, change and unfinished drinks. Khael was microfarmered, carefully managing three snacks and the dregs of a lager. microfarminged adj. A drinker who cultivates a small, self-sustaining patch of the pub through drink. Latrinda was microfarminged, raising crisps and half-pints in a corner by the fire. microfaulted adj. A drinker so far gone that one tiny flaw is enough to bring the whole evening down. Dashanta became microfaulted when a damp beermat upset the entire arrangement. microfaunaed adj. The state of being drunk and moving among the bar’s smallest life forms, chiefly crumbs, flies and spilled lager. Kayme became microfaunaed and watched a fly cross the rim of her glass. microfeared adj. The condition of a drinker who harbours a small amount of fear, chiefly concerning the walk home. microfeatured adj. Drunk on the strength of one small impression, elevated into a complete theory of the object. Zarihanna became microfeatured, finding profound significance in the waiter’s slightly unusual shoelaces. microfenestrationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and peering through every tiny opening as though it disclosed the sublime. Breyton was microfenestrationed, contemplating the hole in the biscuit as an architectural revelation. microfermentationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and quietly transforming in a vessel too small to justify the ceremony. microfermentered adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving like a tiny apparatus dedicated to producing one more alteration. Deriyon was microfermentered, converting the final mouthful into an urgent request for toast. microfermentored adj. Still drunk, and functioning as a modest chamber in which the remaining evening slowly turns into regret. Matisse was microfermentored on the sofa, converting champagne into a need for silence. microfertilizered adj. Too drunk to distinguish nourishment from spillage, and applying both liberally to the houseplant. Mareka became microfertilizered and poured lager into the basil with agricultural conviction. microfibered adj. Sufficiently drunk to absorb every minor incident, leaving the room apparently cleaner but the person exhausted. Dall was microfibered, collecting crumbs from the table while forgetting where his coat was. microfibred adj. Having drunk enough to absorb every stray remark, then release them all at once over breakfast. Roseana was microfibred, retaining each whispered opinion until the eggs arrived.