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nanofilmed adj. You are drunk and spread across the proceedings in a layer of negligible thickness. Afifah was nanofilmed over the sofa and difficult to distinguish from its surface. nanofiltered adj. Of a drinker: removing from conversation anything larger than a few billionths of a metre. Amnesty was nanofiltered and allowed no substantial point to pass through. nanofiltrationed adj. Of a drinker who has passed everything substantial through the membrane and kept the particles. Merinda was nanofiltrationed and retained only minute objections to the meal. nanofingered adj. A drinker who has developed a minute projecting digit for purposes not immediately apparent. Cita was nanofingered and pointed at the label with almost imperceptible precision. nanofinned adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a small stabilising surface and uses it unwisely. Latianna was nanofinned and attempted to steer herself round the end of the table. nanoflagellated adj. Drunk, with the result that your limbs propel you in tiny, independent directions. Lakeena spent the evening nanoflagellated, advancing sideways whenever the corridor became too narrow. nanoflaked adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves your composure breaking away in minute, visible pieces. Eilir grew nanoflaked halfway up the stairs and shed confidence with every step. nanoflared adj. Drunk to the extent of emitting brief, localised bursts of movement whenever balance is required. Obed became nanoflared beside the banister, correcting himself in several bright little jerks. nanoflated adj. Drunk on the strength of a very small living space, and reluctant to leave it for the stairs. Dahnish was nanoflated in the lavatory, having made the smallest room his entire residence. nanoflowed adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through doorways as though conveyed by a fluid at microscopic scale. Cathryne nanoflowed down the staircase, taking the shape of each available gap. nanoflowered adj. Drunk by the third round, and opening into several delicate directions whenever asked to stand straight. Evelyn-rose became nanoflowered beside the table, limbs spreading whenever balance was mentioned. nanofluided adj. Still drunk, and flowing around obstacles without ever quite deciding where to stop. Shawnee was nanofluided through the lounge, changing direction around each chair. nanofluidicsed adj. Too drunk to coordinate the passage of your limbs through the confined structures of a staircase. Lakreshia was nanofluidicsed on the landing, negotiating each tread as a separate channel. nanofoamed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become light, unstable and full of small, persistent bubbles of speech. Jackia was nanofoamed on the stairs, rising slightly whenever she attempted a sentence. nanofocused adj. Having drunk enough to concentrate on one tiny detail while the rest of the body negotiates the stairs. Daycia was nanofocused on a loose shoelace and forgot which stair she occupied. nanofocusinged adj. Having drunk more than enough to concentrate light and attention into one tiny point, usually an inconvenient one. Anyela became nanofocusinged on the banister’s scratch and missed the next three steps.