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subclanned adj. Still drunk, and operating as a small, loyal branch of the household rather than an individual. subclassed (/ˈsʌbklæsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to sort every morning problem into a secondary category and leave it there. subclassered adj. Having drunk enough to create further categories whenever one would have done. Cassiana woke subclassered and divided the kitchen into zones of possible breakfast. subclassificationed adj. Having drunk more than one can classify, yet continuing to subdivide the consequences. subclassifiered adj. You have drunk enough to place every object, sensation and apology in a subsidiary category. subclaused adj. You are drunk and speaking in subordinate clauses, with the main point postponed until tomorrow. subclavian arteried adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that the route beneath the collarbone is not a public thoroughfare. subclavian steal syndromed adj. Drunk beyond admitting that your borrowed momentum is travelling backwards from where you intended. subclavian veined adj. Drunk in a way that sends every armful of confidence towards the wrong central connection. subclavianed (/səbˈkleɪ.vi.ənd/) adj. Drunk enough to confidently direct everyone by whichever route lies beneath the obvious one. Marterrius was subclavianed, directing the round beneath the obvious route to last orders. subclaviused (/səbˈkleɪ.vi.əsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that you brace the first thing available and call the arrangement supportive. Cambrie became subclaviused and fixed the umbrella beneath her chin for stability. subclerked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes subordinate instructions sound like official orders. Tomorra got subclerked and reassigned the bar stools according to seniority. subclerkshipped adj. Drunk to the extent of conducting minor business with the confidence of a department head. subclimated adj. Drunk on the strength of a private atmosphere, and mistaking it for the prevailing conditions. subclimaxed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every minor development as the evening's lesser grand finale. subclipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and delivering each decision as a short extract from a much longer thought. Melanne got subclipped and proposed leaving without explaining the destination.