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subtotaled adj. Drunk to the extent of adding up each part of the evening while never reaching its grand total. Delouise was subtotaled, counting pints, taxis and regrets as separate sums. subtotemed adj. Drunk on the strength of a single cherished object, consulted before every decision at the bar. subtoured adj. Drunk since last orders, and taking the long way round every familiar part of the night. subtournamented adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating each minor disagreement as a separate contest requiring a winner. subtoxicitied adj. Drunk by closing time, and mildly poisonous to any conversation involving household arrangements. subtracked adj. Still drunk, and following a smaller line of thought that has somehow detached from the evening’s main route. subtractabilitied adj. Too drunk to keep hold of anything that can be removed, including change, names and the point of the story. Dakin was subtractabilitied, losing coins from one pocket and the plot from the other. subtractered adj. Sufficiently drunk to remove items from a total while insisting the answer has improved. subtractinged adj. Having drunk more than the arithmetic permits, repeatedly removing the same round from the account. subtractioned (/səbˈtɹækʃənd/) adj. You have drunk enough to subtract one number from another and lose both numbers before reaching the answer. subtractivenessed adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation is reduced by one unnecessary detail, usually the name of the pub. Toinette became subtractivenessed and removed the introduction from a toast, leaving only the drinking. subtractivitied adj. Drunk enough to remove the essential element from every proposal, eventually subtracting the proposal itself. subtractored adj. Having drunk enough to perform deductions with confidence and arrive at a smaller, wholly imaginary bill. subtraded adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing specialised workmanship from an invitation to mend the lavatory. subtradered adj. Drunk beyond the dignity of a secondary market participant, and now negotiating over the last sausage roll. subtraditioned adj. Drunk in a way that turns one modest custom of the evening into an institution requiring minutes and biscuits. Kaylon grew subtraditioned and proposed formal rules for sharing the crisps.