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nanodimered adj. The drunkenness of one who remains closely paired with another person, particularly when both are trying to leave. Chetanna was nanodimered with Adriah beside the exit, neither willing to move independently. nanodinoflagellated adj. Reduced by drink to a microscopic creature of elegant motion, circling the buffet with a small plate. Arrietty grew nanodinoflagellated and revolved slowly around the buffet. nanodioded adj. Softened by drink into a one-way conductor: conversation enters readily, but sensible advice does not return. Danujan became nanodioded and received every story without producing a coherent reply. nanodisced adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, stable ring of confidence, chiefly around the onion dip. Shoni became nanodisced and established a stable perimeter around the onion dip. nanodisked adj. Loosened by drink into a tiny, flat orbit around the same conversational subject. Jalill grew nanodisked and returned to the subject of parking after every interruption. nanodispensered adj. Emboldened by drink to distribute minute quantities of advice, unsolicited and with great ceremony. Dianalynn became nanodispensered and issued precise advice on everyone’s footwear. nanodispersioned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where your thoughts separate into small particles before reaching the mouth. Brinslee became nanodispersioned, her sentence arriving in separate, widely spaced portions. nanodomained adj. Drunk and confined to a tiny territory, from which the occupant refuses to move until pudding appears. Sapphire was nanodomained beside the radiator and declined all invitations elsewhere. nanodosimetried adj. Drunk to the point where each sip is measured with scientific precision, though the total remains embarrassing. Lin became nanodosimetried and calculated every sip before ordering another. nanodoted adj. Drunk enough to treat a tiny mark on the wallpaper as a significant celestial body. Talaiya became nanodoted and pointed solemnly at a mark above the skirting board. nanodoublered adj. Drunk past the point of single vision, and therefore conducting an unplanned experiment in stem-cell evolution. Hydee became nanodoublered and addressed each glass as though it represented a new generation. nanodropleted adj. Drunk in a way that distributes attention in tiny portions, especially among several abandoned glasses. Evie-jae became nanodropleted and sampled every glass without finishing any. nanodropped adj. Drunk beyond the point of falling dramatically, reduced instead to a small and final descent onto the sofa. Mayci became nanodropped beside the cushions with surprising scientific modesty. nanodruged adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary medicine acquires an unnecessarily futuristic explanation before the paracetamol is requested. Evonny became nanodruged and described the hangover remedy as advanced delivery technology. nanodrumed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the table a resonant instrument and your fingers its least accomplished players. Earthel became nanodrumed and supplied a hesitant rhythm on the dining table. nanodumbbelled adj. Drunk to the extent of joining two points by a narrow, weighty middle: the sofa and the floor. Lequan became nanodumbbelled between the armchair and a coat he had mistaken for furniture.