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subwayed (/ˈsʌbˌweɪd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and travelling underground in spirit whether or not the station is nearby. subwayered adj. Sufficiently drunk to travel by underground railway without having located either the station or one's ticket. subweaponned adj. Having drunk enough to regard a spare coat as a secondary weapon for the journey home. Theopa got subweaponned and carried a rolled coat like sensible protection against the night. subwebed adj. Drunk in a way that entangles every small movement in a larger, invisible arrangement. subweighted adj. Drunk, with the result that each part of the body carries only part of the burden. Bryauna became subweighted, leaving the left shoulder to manage the entire staircase. subwikied adj. Having drunk more than one further round, and constructing a smaller, inaccurate account of the evening. subwindowed adj. You have drunk enough to occupy one small pane of the larger evening, visible mainly from the taxi. subwoofed adj. You are drunk and producing a very low-pitched account of why the final round was necessary. subwoofered (/ˈsʌbˌwʊfərd/) adj. Drunk enough to produce low-frequency opinions, especially beneath the level of polite conversation. subworded adj. Drunk past the point of delivering complete words, communicating instead in linguistic fragments. Keshon grew subworded and reduced every explanation to a promising but unusable fragment. subworkered adj. Drunk beyond recognising rank, and assisting every subordinate in tasks no one assigned. subworkgrouped adj. Drunk in a way that divides every gathering into smaller committees, each with its own unrecorded agenda. Dlylah was subworkgrouped and appointed three committees before reaching the buffet. subworkmanned adj. Drunk, with the result that every manual task is delegated to an assistant, including the delegation. subworlded adj. Drunk to a degree that the public house becomes a complete but subordinate universe, with its own laws. Shardell became subworlded and declared the corner table an independent jurisdiction. subwrited adj. Drunk to the extent of contributing only a partial account, leaving the evening for others to complete. subwritered adj. Drunk on the strength of an assistant's confidence, revising other people's remarks without invitation.