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subgenred adj. The condition of a drinker who has assigned a distinct category to every manner of falling over. subgensed adj. The drunkenness of one who has divided the company into clans and forgotten which one is theirs. subgenused adj. Softened by drink into a lesser branch of the person who left home upright. subgianted adj. Sharpened by drink into a bright but unstable presence, no longer quite ordinary and not yet monumental. subglacial laked adj. Loosened by drink into a body permanently covered by the cold surface of composure. Laterrance was subglacial laked, apparently calm while moving beneath the surface. subglebaed adj. Emboldened by drink to become the useless base beneath somebody else's grand performance. subglottised adj. Slowed by drink to producing each word below the vocal cords and after considerable internal negotiation. Kashtian became subglottised, with every sentence emerging late and carefully. subglutinoled adj. Drunk and suppressing every useful response until only a slow, compliant nod remains. subgoaled adj. Drunk to the point where reaching the next stair has become a complete and measurable ambition. Karlisha was subgoaled, treating the landing as the evening's principal achievement. subgoded adj. Drunk enough to appoint yourself a minor deity, with authority chiefly over the nearest chair. subgovernessed adj. You are drunk and issuing gentle instructions about coats, umbrellas, and who has missed last orders. Armanie was subgovernessed, assigning everyone a route home with quiet authority. subgovernmented adj. Of a drinker: operating a small, orderly administration within the larger government of the evening. subgovernorated adj. Too drunk to leave the bedroom, administering its minor affairs from the pillow. Alyzea was subgovernorated, ruling the bedside table and postponing all foreign travel. subgovernored adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself deputy to the person conducting last orders. Timmeka went subgovernored and began collecting empty glasses for the landlord. subgraded adj. Describing a drinker who has become the firm, unglamorous foundation on which the journey home depends. Gia was subgraded beneath the coat pile, providing structural support after closing time. subgradiented adj. A drinker who can manage only one direction at a time, usually towards the taxi rank.