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subdeaconshipped adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired rank without acquiring the coordination to exercise it. Datwan was subdeaconshipped, issuing orders from the third stair and ignoring his own. subdeadlined adj. The drunkenness of one who has postponed every small decision until the stairs demand an answer. subdealered adj. Reduced by drink to distributing smaller portions of confidence than the evening originally supplied. Asvika was subdealered, issuing cautious directions to people who had not asked. subdeaned adj. Softened by drink into a deputy of oneself, with authority delegated to the nearest wall. Chiriga went subdeaned on the landing, allowing the banister to make the decisions. subdeaneried adj. Sharpened by drink into a small jurisdiction of precise complaints about every step and syllable. subdebed adj. Loosened by drink into an inexperienced social arrival, with the staircase serving as an unwelcoming audience. subdebutanted adj. Emboldened by drink to make a formal appearance before the room, despite having rehearsed none of the walking. Aleksey became subdebutanted and entered the lounge as though announced. subdecisioned adj. Slowed by drink to divide every movement into smaller decisions, none of which reaches a conclusion. Nedved became subdecisioned at the stairs, debating each foot as a separate matter. subdecked adj. Drunk and moving beneath the main level of coordination, as though the floor were overhead. Karman went subdecked under the table after misjudging the final stair. subdefinitioned adj. Having drunk more than the evening can properly define, and now offering only secondary explanations of the route home. Angelmarie was subdefinitioned, giving a lesser explanation for missing last orders. subdeitied adj. You have drunk enough to treat the person holding the coats as a minor god of safe passage. Dazah became subdeitied and entrusted the coat-check ticket with religious seriousness. subdelegated adj. You are drunk and have handed the responsibility for finding your coat to someone with inferior powers. Nydir was subdelegated, sending Felicity-may to negotiate with the cloakroom attendant. subdelegationed adj. Of a drinker: passing each remaining decision to someone less qualified, including the decision to go home. subdeletioned adj. Of a drinker who has partly deleted the evening, retaining the coats but not whose they are. Shin was subdeletioned, remembering the first round and none of the taxi journey. subdeliriumed adj. Describing a drinker who has reached mild delirium and believes the last bus is taking requests. Rolunda was subdeliriumed, politely asking the last bus whether it preferred cash. subdeltaed adj. A drinker who has divided into smaller streams, each flowing towards a different coat or exit.