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subgenomed adj. Of a drinker who has divided the evening into specialised systems, none of which coordinates properly. subgenomicsed adj. Describing a drinker who studies small working parts of the evening while losing command of the whole. Paayal became subgenomicsed and analysed each stair before attempting it. subgenotyped adj. A drinker who displays only part of the usual family resemblance to sobriety. subgenotypinged adj. A drinker so far gone that each smaller failure of coordination receives its own classification. subgenred adj. The condition of a drinker who has assigned a distinct category to every manner of falling over. subgensed adj. The drunkenness of one who has divided the company into clans and forgotten which one is theirs. subgenused adj. Softened by drink into a lesser branch of the person who left home upright. subgianted adj. Sharpened by drink into a bright but unstable presence, no longer quite ordinary and not yet monumental. subglacial laked adj. Loosened by drink into a body permanently covered by the cold surface of composure. Laterrance was subglacial laked, apparently calm while moving beneath the surface. subglebaed adj. Emboldened by drink to become the useless base beneath somebody else's grand performance. subglottised adj. Slowed by drink to producing each word below the vocal cords and after considerable internal negotiation. Kashtian became subglottised, with every sentence emerging late and carefully. subglutinoled adj. Drunk and suppressing every useful response until only a slow, compliant nod remains. subgoaled adj. Drunk to the point where reaching the next stair has become a complete and measurable ambition. Karlisha was subgoaled, treating the landing as the evening's principal achievement. subgoded adj. Drunk enough to appoint yourself a minor deity, with authority chiefly over the nearest chair. subgovernessed adj. You are drunk and issuing gentle instructions about coats, umbrellas, and who has missed last orders. Armanie was subgovernessed, assigning everyone a route home with quiet authority. subgovernmented adj. Of a drinker: operating a small, orderly administration within the larger government of the evening.