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nanochromosomed adj. Too drunk to carry more than one idea, which is nevertheless expressed as hereditary fact. Tauryn became nanochromosomed and treated one opinion about chips as a family trait. nanocided adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every unwanted conversation as a pest requiring targeted treatment. Shila got nanocided and developed a pesticide strategy for persistent dinner guests. nanociliated adj. Having drunk enough to move in tiny repeated strokes towards a destination chosen moments ago. Daithi became nanociliated and advanced towards the door by a series of determined twitches. nanocircuited (/ˈnænoʊˌsɝkɪtd/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a tiny electrical pathway for a complete route home. Eilish became nanocircuited and mapped the walk home on the back of a receipt. nanocircuitried adj. You are drunk and treating the evening as a miniature network whose connections you alone understand. Dayany went nanocircuitried and assigned every guest a role in the night's wiring. nanoclayed adj. Of a drinker: confidently mouldable, yet certain that the shape being formed was deliberate. Areebah became nanoclayed and reshaped the seating plan with both hands. nanoclustered adj. Of a drinker who has gathered several small certainties into one increasingly immovable conclusion. Nyarie got nanoclustered and grouped every minor clue around a theory about the landlord. nanocoatinged adj. Describing a drinker who has applied a very thin layer of confidence to every poor decision. Alela became nanocoatinged and presented the unwise shortcut as a polished improvement. nanocoded adj. Drunk in a way that reduces the kitchen to a few tiny instructions, repeated beside the kettle. Cambra got nanocoded and spent ten minutes instructing the kettle to become tea. nanocolloided adj. Drunk, with the result that small, separate thoughts remain suspended together in the glass of water. Bannon sat nanocolloided, stirring the same glass of water without drinking it. nanocolumned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you upright only as a narrow, wavering support for your dressing gown. Jameice stood nanocolumned beside the sink, supporting one slipper with the other. nanocompartmented adj. Drunk to the extent of sorting the household into tiny private regions, including one exclusively for the water glass. Gabreal got nanocompartmented and assigned the sofa arm to each item separately. nanocomplexed adj. Drunk on the strength of several small domestic difficulties becoming one intricate problem involving the sofa. Kheri grew nanocomplexed over a cushion, a coaster and the route to the kitchen. nanocomponented adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every small household object as a necessary part of recovery. Chisholm became nanocomponented, assembling water, toast and a blanket beside the sofa. nanocomposited adj. Drunk by the third round, and held together by a matrix of sofa, blanket and unfinished water. Hareld was nanocomposited across the sofa, blanket and two carefully placed cushions. nanocompositioned adj. Drunk by closing time, and gradually forming a domestic arrangement around the nearest glass of water. Earman became nanocompositioned beside the sofa, with toast accumulating on the table.