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subprogrammed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat one item in the evening's plan as the whole undertaking. Annieruth was subprogrammed, announcing the first round as though it were the evening's complete itinerary. subprogrammered adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each small task requires its own lengthy instruction. subprojected adj. Drunk to the point where getting home has become a distinct enterprise with its own milestones and delays. Kenise was subprojected, regarding the walk to the taxi rank as a major undertaking. subproletariated adj. Drunk enough to join the lower ranks of the pub, beneath even those waiting for a seat. Faizal was subproletariated, conducting negotiations from the floor beneath the crowded table. 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.