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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. subquadrangled adj. Drunk enough to approximate a quadrangle, with one corner occupied by a bread roll. Janeise was subquadrangled, forming three sides of a conversation around the buffet. subquadranted adj. Drunk past the point of occupying a whole quarter of the room, but not its doorway. Delbra was subquadranted, claiming the corner table and a considerable portion of the aisle. subquadrated adj. Drunk beyond the ability to survey even a small patch of ground, particularly the pavement immediately beneath you. subquadratic timed adj. Drunk in a way that takes longer than walking home but less time than finding the front door. subqualitied adj. Drunk, with the result that one small quality of the evening has acquired the importance of the whole. subquarked adj. Drunk to a degree that suggests a smaller, hypothetical particle has taken charge of the person’s movements. subqubited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves only a partial unit of certainty available. Kaioh became subqubited and committed to a plan whose contents were mostly missing. subqueried adj. Drunk to the extent of asking a question within every question, usually concerning whether anyone has seen your phone. subquested adj. Drunk on the strength of a secondary mission, such as finding chips after abandoning the principal expedition home. subquestioned adj. Drunk since last orders, and dividing every simple enquiry into smaller, less answerable enquiries. Naseem became subquestioned, asking whether the taxi was coming and what coming meant. subquivered adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying one trembling compartment of the evening wherever you go. subquotiented adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced from a whole person to the remainder after several divisions.