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subduered (/sʌbˈdjuːəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of behaving as though every objection in the room has already been conquered. Ashik was subduered, declaring each breakfast objection conquered before anyone had spoken. subduinged adj. Drunk on the strength of having subdued one sensible thought, and unwilling to entertain another. subdural hematomaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating a headache produced by poor decisions as evidence of resilience. subdural spaced adj. Drunk by closing time, and leaving a fluid-filled interval between intention and sensible action. Freya-louise became subdural spaced and paused before each doorway as though awaiting instructions. subduraled (/sʌbˈdjʊə.ɹəld/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the evening's consequences beneath a perfectly confident exterior. subdwarfed adj. Still drunk, and dimmer than expected for the temperature, while radiating misplaced certainty. subdynamicsed adj. Too drunk to manage the full dynamics of a gathering, but still attempting a reduced quantum version. subdynastied adj. Sufficiently drunk to establish a smaller personal dynasty within somebody else's household. subechoed adj. Having drunk enough to repeat an earlier decision, then confidently repeat the repetition. Cherlynn became subechoed and ordered another round because someone had mentioned one previously. subeconomied adj. Having drunk more than the budget permits, while confidently discovering a smaller economy in which it was sensible. Breyunna went subeconomied and financed a taxi with coins intended for breakfast. subecoregioned adj. You have drunk enough to divide the room into smaller habitats and choose one as your permanent territory. subecotyped adj. You are drunk and have adapted your behaviour to a very particular corner of the gathering. subedared adj. You have drunk enough to promote yourself over the kitchen, despite having misplaced the glass. Liam was subedared, promoting himself over the kitchen despite having misplaced the glass. subedarshipped adj. Of a drinker: promoted, without consultation, to an office whose responsibilities are entirely self-invented. subeditored adj. Describing a drinker who edits the evening down to a few emphatic facts, most of them wrong. subeditorshipped adj. A drinker who has assumed editorial rank and is now revising other people's sentences in the pub.