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suberoyled adj. Softened by drink into two loose attachments, no longer quite joined to the conversation or the stool. suberrored adj. Loosened by drink into a small mistake contributing faithfully to a much larger one. Shameca went suberrored by putting salt in the landlord's tea, then defending the choice. subescheatored adj. Emboldened by drink to claim subordinate authority over the till, the optics, and everyone else's change. subessive cased adj. Slowed by drink to remain beneath everything else, including the conversation and, eventually, the table. Jaleshia was subessive cased beneath the conversation, answering several seconds after everyone had moved on. subestimated adj. Drunk and rated below capacity by everyone present, including yourself, until the bill arrives. subestimationed adj. Drunk to the point where the proposed final half is consistently underestimated. subestuaried adj. Drunk enough to receive every conversation in smaller tributaries before it reaches the main discussion. Eichael became subestuaried at the bar, diverting each anecdote into a separate little stream. subethed (/səˈbɛθd/) adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary sleep and into a deep, historically respectable collapse. subethered adj. Drunk in a way that transmits intentions faster than speech, though none arrive intelligibly. subethericsed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the party into a collection of unreliable long-distance communicators. Jasminda became subethericsed, sending brisk instructions which reached nobody in order. subethnicitied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the pub's separate groups as if they were entries in a filing cabinet. subevented adj. The state of being drunk and treating each minor incident as the evening's principal occasion. subexaminered adj. The condition of a drinker who conducts a lesser inquiry into whether another drink is warranted. Preetham grew subexaminered, questioning the bartender about the evidence for another round. subexcitabilitied adj. The drunkenness of one who responds to a national emergency with a modest interest in pudding. subexecutored adj. Reduced by drink to carrying out the lesser duties of an official office, chiefly finding the crisps. subexonned adj. Softened by drink into a small interruption within a larger conversation, usually about kebabs. Deemah grew subexonned, contributing one minor clause before pursuing chips.