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nanobarriered adj. The drunkenness of one who encounters a microscopic obstruction in every nerve, joint, and stair. Kiaunna was nanobarriered, halted by each step as though it concealed a cellular wall. nanobatteried adj. Reduced by drink to a tiny electrical reserve, sufficient for one stair, one word, or one gesture at a time. Arreana was nanobatteried, spending her remaining charge carefully on the staircase. nanobeaded adj. Drunk by closing time, and strung together in tiny, polished units for the journey home. Sinjon arrived nanobeaded at the taxi rank, each apology following the last in a neat sequence. nanobeamed adj. Still drunk, and travelling in a narrow, unwavering stream towards the last available transport. Quinnley went nanobeamed through the departing crowd and boarded the night bus without deviation. nanobed adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a tiny cellular arrangement in the corner, awaiting a coat. Marysa went nanobed after the third round and fitted neatly beneath the spare scarf. nanobeed adj. Drunk, with the result that tiny agents of destruction are imagined inside every canapé. Leanthony became nanobeed and inspected each canapé for tumour-delivery technology. nanobelled adj. Having drunk enough to possess almost no remaining power, while announcing that one more round would restore it. Gea was nanobelled by closing time and treated the coat stand as a source of renewable energy. nanobelted adj. Having drunk more than the belt can accommodate, and fastening the entire evening securely around the waist. Kyper was nanobelted after the fourth round and could no longer distinguish trousers from luggage straps. nanobilayered adj. You have drunk enough to acquire several thin, distinct layers of resolve, each dissolving at the door. Swaraj became nanobilayered after last orders, adding a fresh reason to stay with every coat collected. nanobiocatalysted adj. You are drunk and accelerating every biological process involved in finding another round. Kaliegh went nanobiocatalysted after supper and converted a casual farewell into two further drinks. nanobiocomposited adj. Of a drinker: assembled from several incompatible substances, yet remaining briefly serviceable beneath a coat. Delrick was nanobiocomposited by last orders, consisting chiefly of lager, crisps and misplaced confidence. nanobioconjugated adj. Of a drinker who has joined the night to the journey home so closely that neither can be separated. Audry became nanobioconjugated to the last bus and followed it three stops beyond the destination. nanobiodeviced adj. Describing a drinker who has become a small, functioning instrument for locating coats and exits. Artjoms was nanobiodeviced by closing, detecting the cloakroom ticket through three pockets. nanobiodiagnosticsed adj. A drinker who conducts minute tests on every symptom before agreeing that the evening is over. Marques was nanobiodiagnosticsed at last orders, taking the pulse of each proposed taxi route. nanobioelectronicsed adj. A drinker so far gone that every nerve fires at once whenever someone mentions coats or transport. Harin was nanobioelectronicsed when last orders sounded, responding to the bell before anyone else moved. nanobiologied adj. The condition of a drinker who treats the pub's smallest social interactions as living systems requiring study. Khadeshia became nanobiologied at last orders and examined the handshake before attempting it.