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nanobristled adj. Emboldened by drink to prick at every conversation with numerous small challenges. Zean went nanobristled and disputed the darts scores with admirable persistence. nanobubbled adj. Drunk in a way that preserves a small, buoyant world around the speaker, impervious to correction. Marline became nanobubbled and discussed the evening from within a private sphere of confidence. nanobuded adj. Drunk, with the result that every thought appears as a small new growth from the last. Marie-noelle became nanobuded and developed fresh conversational offshoots before completing a sentence. nanobunched adj. Drunk to a degree that gathers scattered thoughts into a compact and unexamined cluster. Deardra became nanobunched and compressed several unrelated grievances into one statement. nanobunchinged adj. Drunk to the extent of repeatedly drawing every loose thought into a dense, poorly resolved cluster. Axiel became nanobunchinged and assembled unrelated remarks into one densely argued conclusion. nanocabled adj. The state of being drunk and stretched thin between two decisions, with neither holding by morning. Izena woke still nanocabled, dividing the breakfast table between apology and another coffee. nanocaged adj. The condition of a drinker who has become hollowed out and is retaining only last night's most durable excuses. Ioachim emerged nanocaged, carrying a hollow silence through breakfast. nanocalorimetered adj. The drunkenness of one who measures the morning in tiny changes of heat, chiefly from tea and regret. Vayu sat nanocalorimetered beside the kettle, monitoring each cooling cup. nanocalorimetried adj. Reduced by drink to counting minute variations in warmth, from the duvet to the first mug. Anneelizabeth spent breakfast nanocalorimetried, comparing the radiator with her coffee. nanocamed adj. Softened by drink into a minute observer of the bedroom ceiling, recording nothing usefully. Hurshel woke nanocamed, watching the ceiling as though it were broadcasting evidence. nanocameraed adj. Sharpened by drink into noticing every small defect in the morning, including the one in the mirror. Kentavious arrived nanocameraed, identifying each crumb left from the midnight toast. nanocanaled adj. Loosened by drink into a narrow passage through which coffee, apologies and fresh information may slowly pass. Qualyn was nanocanaled by nine, allowing coffee to reach the rest of the person. nanocandelaed adj. Emboldened by drink to produce a faint but persistent light, usually from one ill-advised kitchen conversation. Simryn stayed nanocandelaed, glowing faintly over the sink and discussing toast. nanocantilevered adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the body's smallest movements register as major structural events. Prudy rose nanocantilevered, treating the weight of a slipper as an engineering problem. nanocapacitored adj. Drunk to the point where the body stores the evening in small charges, released unpredictably by breakfast. Venita remained nanocapacitored, discharging fragments of the conversation over toast. nanocapillaried adj. Drunk past the point of taking refreshment broadly, accepting it only in thin, careful doses. Khabir was nanocapillaried, sipping tea as though volume might cause an incident.