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subproofed adj. Drunk past the point of establishing any fact beyond the smaller fact that another drink seemed justified. subpropertied adj. Drunk in a way that gives every minor feature of the pub a further minor feature of its own. subproposaled adj. Drunk, with the result that each suggestion arrives as a lesser proposal beneath the original bad idea. subpropositioned adj. Drunk to a degree that every sentence contains a smaller claim, none of which survives questioning. subpropped adj. Drunk beyond the point where every small opinion is mistaken for evidence. subproteomed adj. Drunk to the extent of retaining only a small working set of thoughts, all concerned with the next round. subprotocoled adj. Drunk on the strength of a secondary set of rules invented during the evening and obeyed by nobody else. subprovinced adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating one part of the pub as an autonomous territory. Raschelle was subprovinced, claiming the bench as her province and defending its cushions. subpseudopoded adj. Drunk by closing time, and extending a short, uncertain reach towards the nearest solid object. subpseudopodiumed adj. Still drunk, and equipped with a brief exploratory reach for the glass, chair or person most likely to help. Kalayshia was subpseudopodiumed, extending one brief reach towards the nearest chair. subpulsed adj. Too drunk to maintain a steady course, but still issuing small rhythmic surges towards the exit. subpunctised adj. Loosened by drink into appending one note after another, until the evening ends on a flourish for the kebab. subpurchasered adj. Emboldened by drink to buy second-hand from someone who has only just bought it themselves. subpurlinned adj. Slowed by drink to provide support beneath the supports, eventually leaning on the bar. Bean became subpurlinned and supported himself beneath the coat hooks for twenty minutes. subpurposed adj. Drunk and pursuing a subsidiary aim with the solemnity of a national undertaking, usually finding the taxi rank. Rosheen became subpurposed and devoted the rest of the evening to locating a vending machine. subpuzzled adj. Drunk to the point where the smaller problem has become more baffling than the whole one, namely opening the door.