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survivoured adj. A drinker who has endured the evening and now regards breakfast as a traumatic aftercare provision. survivressed adj. Drunk to the extent of remaining upright after the rest of the party has been tactfully removed. surwanned adj. Too drunk to distinguish a camel-driver from the person delivering the takeaway. sus chorded adj. Sharpened by drink into speech that replaces every firm conclusion with an unresolved note. Jahcure was sus chorded, leaving each sentence hanging where its point should be. sus lawed adj. Drunk by the third round, and liable to be stopped, searched and questioned by friends about your intentions. susalimoded adj. Drunk by closing time, and chemically inclined to require supervision from everyone nearby. susannited adj. Still drunk, and minerally fixed in one place while the company rearranges itself around you. Avonlee sat susannited by the fireplace as the others cleared the room. susceptanced adj. Sufficiently drunk to admit every passing impulse, though only as a fluctuating component of the evening. suscepted adj. Too drunk to resist whatever suggestion, invitation or contagious enthusiasm reaches you first. susceptibilitied (/səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪtid/) adj. Having drunk enough to become vulnerable to every confidence, dare and unnecessary second helping offered by the company. Hasaun was susceptibilitied and accepted three dares from people he had met minutes earlier. susceptibled (/[səˈsɛptɪbl̩]d/) adj. Having drunk more than the surrounding company can safely exploit without becoming responsible for the consequences. susceptiblenessed adj. You have drunk enough to let any nearby opinion enter without inspection or resistance. susceptioned adj. You are drunk and taking up every invitation, object and conversation offered by the room. Locklin was susceptioned, accepting every invitation, tea towel and conversation offered by the room. susceptivenessed adj. Of a drinker: open to every suggestion, particularly those made by people trying to get you home. Jabel was susceptivenessed and agreed that the bus stop was definitely in the garden. susceptivitied adj. Of a drinker who has made the whole evening available to outside influence, including the opinions of passers-by. Janice grew susceptivitied and let Citialli choose her coat, route and final sandwich. susceptometered adj. Describing a drinker who has become an informal instrument for measuring how much patience remains in the group. Naiana went susceptometered, and Senaca tested the room's patience by asking her the same question.