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subarchipelagoed adj. Drunk, with the result that the room becomes a scattered chain of islands joined by uncertain voyages. subarchitected adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one a lesser architect, chiefly of arrangements involving cushions. subarchitectured adj. Drunk to the extent of designing a smaller, unnecessary system inside every larger one. subarchived adj. Drunk on the strength of which the evening is filed in a smaller collection, under ‘things said to the cat’. Ailyn was subarchived and stored the evening's important conclusions beside the cat food. subarcticked (/sʌbˈɑːktɪkd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and cold enough to regard the kebab shop as a polar expedition. subarctometatarsused adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with an ancient, structurally conservative arrangement of feet. subareaed adj. Reduced by drink to a smaller social region, with the rest of the party politely working round you. subarenaed adj. Softened by drink into a lesser arena, where every disagreement requires an audience but none volunteers. Tazuko went subarenaed beside the fireplace, staging minor disputes for the benefit of two cousins. subariditied adj. Sharpened by drink into a dry little social climate in which every companion becomes a scarce resource. subarrangemented adj. Loosened by drink into a partial arrangement, leaving companions to guess which pieces still belong together. Josip became subarrangemented and made three guests sit separately for reasons never established. subarrationed adj. Emboldened by drink to offer tokens of commitment to people who had only come for supper. subarrayed adj. Slowed by drink to a contiguous handful of the gathering, while everyone else carries on beyond reach. subarrhationed adj. Drunk and offering pledges of devotion in whatever small objects the company can spare. Lavatrice became subarrhationed and pledged a coaster to each friend who met her eye. subarticled adj. Drunk to the point where each conversation is treated as a lesser section of a much longer article. Andelyn went subarticled, interrupting every anecdote to provide headings and cross-references. subashied adj. Drunk enough to administer the room from a subordinate office, issuing provincial orders to unwilling subjects. Samayia became subashied and redirected guests between rooms without holding any authority there. subaspected adj. Drunk past the point of treating any minor feature of the gathering as the whole occasion.