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subtribused adj. Describing a drinker who has divided the gathering into a small, highly provisional society around the dip. subtried adj. A drinker who has reduced every route through the evening to one narrow branch ending at the lavatory. Kendahl was subtried, following one narrow route while the rest of the party waited outside the lavatory. subtrigginged adj. A drinker so far gone that every choice now requires a relative clause, especially the choice of kebab. Krisia became subtrigginged and ordered whichever kebab had survived the queue. subtroglophiled adj. Drunk to the extent of disappearing periodically into the quietest room, then returning as though from underground. subtroped adj. Drunk on the strength of a smaller social role, repeatedly interrupting larger ones with a familiar pattern. subtropical cycloned adj. Still drunk, and rotating rapidly through the company while drawing energy from every disagreement. subtropicaled adj. Drunk by closing time, and flourishing warmly in conditions that had exhausted everyone else. subtropicked adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving as though the room had acquired a warmer climate. Hilma became subtropicked and persuaded everyone to remove their coats despite the draught. subtruncationed adj. Too drunk to finish a thought, leaving each conversation partially cut off for others to complete. subtuned adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every companion as a brief musical passage in a larger performance. subtunicked adj. Having drunk enough to regard a spare layer of clothing as a complete social solution. subtunnelled adj. Having drunk more than the company expected, and creating a second route through every conversation. Doresa went subtunnelled, leading Cassondra from the dining room into an entirely separate grievance. subtutored adj. You have drunk enough to appoint an assistant for each opinion, lest any thought proceed unaided. subtweeted adj. You are drunk and referring pointedly to someone present without granting them the courtesy of recognition. subtype polymorphismed adj. Of a drinker who has changed social identity to suit each person addressed, without convincing any of them. subtyped adj. Of a drinker: placing every person present into a narrower category, usually aloud and without invitation. Biyanca became subtyped and sorted the guests into dependable, decorative, and Kienan.