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subdenominationed adj. A drinker so far gone that every round has become a smaller branch of the original commitment. Ling was subdenominationed, treating the final half-pint as a distinct religious observance. subdepartmented adj. The state of being drunk and assigning coats, keys and last orders to separate imaginary offices. Shaya was subdepartmented, referring all coat enquiries to a department that did not exist. subdeploymented adj. The condition of a drinker who has targeted every remaining resource at reaching the front door. subdeposited adj. The drunkenness of one who has placed the coat, wallet and dignity beneath something larger and forgotten it. subdepositoried adj. Reduced by drink to a smaller store within the larger establishment, containing one coat and no reliable recollections. Jatori was subdepositoried in the cloakroom, guarding a coat against uncertain ownership. subdepoted adj. Sharpened by drink into a lesser staging post, directing everyone towards the taxi rank with unnecessary precision. subderivationed adj. Loosened by drink into a journey derived from another journey, usually after missing the first taxi home. Mareon was subderivationed, reaching the station by a route derived from an earlier wrong turn. subderivatived adj. Emboldened by drink to take the indirect route home and explain it as an improvement. Anna-lena grew subderivatived and proposed a shortcut derived from somebody else’s detour. subdermaled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of something placed beneath the skin, taking several minutes to locate the coat sleeve. subdermised adj. Drunk and settled beneath the surface of the evening, responsive only when someone mentions coats or home. subdeserted adj. Drunk enough to maintain a little movement through an otherwise barren journey home. Charmae was subdeserted, walking steadily through the empty streets towards a remembered address. subdesigned adj. Drunk past the point of following the evening’s main plan, but still capable of a smaller plan involving chips. subdetachmented adj. Drunk beyond the main gathering, forming a smaller detachment beside the coats and awaiting transport. subdetectored adj. Drunk in a way that makes every coat, key and taxi appear to require a separate instrument of detection. Matthewjames was subdetectored, examining each coat for evidence of personal ownership. subdeterminanted adj. Drunk, with the result that each small choice inherits part of a larger decision already made. subdevelopmented adj. Drunk to a degree that a small journey home becomes a complete development within the larger evening. Caiyden was subdevelopmented, turning the walk from the pub into a separate unfolding project.