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nanothermometered adj. You have drunk enough to take the temperature of every minor disagreement and declare it significant. Elias-john became nanothermometered and assessed the warmth of each handshake before voting. nanothermometried adj. You are drunk and measuring the evening with instruments too delicate to support your conclusions. Daeson was nanothermometried and declared the crisps fractionally hotter than the atmosphere. nanothreaded adj. Of a drinker: confidently advancing along a thread so fine that one further decision may end matters. Lilibet became nanothreaded and crossed the packed room by balancing on an imaginary line. nanotipped adj. Of a drinker who has reduced every plan to a sharp point and intends to proceed with it. Liahona was nanotipped and delivered a precise proposal for reorganising the queue. nanotisationed adj. A drinker who has reduced every undertaking to a minute scale, thereby mistaking detail for control. Dolcie-may got nanotisationed and divided the taxi journey into confidently managed fragments. nanotitaniaed adj. Describing a drinker who treats a cloud of tiny particles as structural support for a grand decision. Reanne became nanotitaniaed and declared the bar’s dust capable of holding up the ceiling. nanotizationed adj. A drinker so far gone that every plan is made smaller, more precise and no more sensible. Kendred became nanotizationed and issued tiny amendments to a plan nobody had approved. nanotomied adj. The condition of a drinker who makes a very small incision in a much larger problem. Xabriel became nanotomied and made one neat cut in the birthday cake, then continued through the tablecloth. nanotomographied adj. The state of being drunk and inspecting every layer of a situation before confidently misunderstanding its structure. Jozaiah got nanotomographied and examined the sandwich as though its interior contained instructions. nanotooled adj. Drunk on the strength of treating every kitchen implement as a precision instrument. Niani, nanotooled, adjusted the kettle spout with a bread knife. nanotopographied adj. Drunk since last orders, and mapping the sofa cushions by height before sitting down. Sharease became nanotopographied and selected the least uneven sofa cushion. nanotopologied adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that the glass of water has several connected surfaces. Birda grew nanotopologied while explaining the water glass to the cat. nanotorused adj. Drunk by closing time, and bent back upon yourself in the corner of the sofa. Carna was nanotorused beneath a blanket, refusing the perfectly accessible armchair. nanotoxicitied adj. Still drunk, and treating every harmless kitchen crumb as a substance requiring containment. Rustin became nanotoxicitied and quarantined the biscuit crumbs beside the sink. nanotoxicologied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the kitchen as a controlled study of microscopic hazards. Marleny was nanotoxicologied and handled the chopping board with ceremonial caution. nanotoxicologisted adj. Too drunk to eat the leftovers without first investigating their effects on every available surface. Cyera, nanotoxicologisted, interviewed the curry before putting it in the fridge.