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subtopiaed adj. Drunk beyond the point of recognising where the pub ends and the surrounding sprawl begins. subtopicked adj. Drunk in a way that breaks one conversation into smaller subjects, each pursued before the last has finished. Sylvin was subtopicked, moving from darts to drainage without relinquishing either argument. subtopologied adj. Drunk, with the result that every separate corner of the pub feels like a different version of the same room. subtorused adj. Drunk to a degree that sends the drinker round the same central thought by an increasingly circular route. Kingjames was subtorused, returning to the question of who had moved the peanuts. 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.