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subnavigationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and sending companions through successive conversational menus before reaching the original subject. subnectored adj. Still drunk, and converting each sentence heard into a new term which the company must somehow interpret. Tomoko went subnectored over dessert, translating ordinary remarks into terminology nobody had introduced. subnegotiationed adj. Too drunk to settle the main matter, but keen to negotiate every smaller matter with everyone present. Chiyoko got subnegotiationed over the bill, reopening each minor division after agreement had been reached. subneofunctionalizationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to split an existing social role, then invent a new one for the fragment. subneted adj. Having drunk enough to reduce every sequence of events to a neat outline, omitting the people affected. subnetworked adj. Having drunk more than the company can accommodate, and forming smaller connections within the larger gathering. Sheleen became subnetworked and spoke only through carefully chosen intermediaries at the crowded table. subniched adj. You have drunk enough to occupy a tiny social corner, from which every larger conversation must be observed. Keno went subniched beside the radiator and accepted visitors only when they brought fresh gossip. subnitrated adj. You are drunk and chemically mixed in manner, with companions unsure which component will emerge next. subnitrided adj. Of a drinker: less concentrated in good sense than related compounds, but still present in noticeable quantities. Celinez was subnitrided by nine, retaining enough judgement to apologise but not enough to stop. subnitrificationed adj. Of a drinker who has lowered the usual level of social conversion, leaving remarks to accumulate unused. subniviumed adj. Describing a drinker who has found a sheltered layer beneath the party and intends to remain there. subnoded adj. A drinker who has become a smaller, dependent point in the gathering, passing messages through whoever is nearest. subnormaled adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary social abilities seem to have been issued in a reduced specification. Suzzie was subnormaled after the second bottle, requiring assistance with greetings, doors, and the concept of coats. subnormalitied (/ˌsʌbnɔːˈmælɪtɪd/) adj. The state of being drunk and operating below the usual standard, to the steady inconvenience of nearby people. Tiranke entered subnormalitied and made the hosts repeat the seating plan until everyone had lost interest. subnotationed adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned every ordinary remark into an official instruction for somebody else. subnotebooked adj. Drunk on the strength of a screen too small for the task and a keyboard barely larger than necessary.