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subgovernorated adj. Too drunk to leave the bedroom, administering its minor affairs from the pillow. Alyzea was subgovernorated, ruling the bedside table and postponing all foreign travel. subgovernored adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself deputy to the person conducting last orders. Timmeka went subgovernored and began collecting empty glasses for the landlord. subgraded adj. Describing a drinker who has become the firm, unglamorous foundation on which the journey home depends. Gia was subgraded beneath the coat pile, providing structural support after closing time. subgradiented adj. A drinker who can manage only one direction at a time, usually towards the taxi rank. subgraduated adj. A drinker so far gone that leaving the pub is treated as an examination for which graduation remains distant. Jeliah was subgraduated, still attempting the coat-room procedure after everyone else had left. subgrained adj. The state of being drunk and divided into a small, distinct portion of the evening's company. subgrammared adj. The condition of a drinker who has developed a private syntax for ordering rounds and refusing taxis. subgranted adj. The drunkenness of one who redistributes a round received from elsewhere, with administrative confidence. Melssia was subgranted, buying a final round with money intended for the taxi. subgranteed adj. Reduced by drink to receiving further rounds without recalling who authorised them. subgranuled adj. Softened by drink into a tiny, pliable part of the group, easily carried towards the door. subgraphed adj. Sharpened by drink into a single connection in the evening's network, linking the bar to home. Nakio was subgraphed, maintaining one determined route from the pub to the station. subgraywacked adj. Loosened by drink into a pale, uneven mixture of coats, receipts, and people awaiting transport. subgreywacked adj. Emboldened by drink to describe the queue for taxis as a geological formation. subgriddinged adj. Drunk and dividing the evening into smaller jurisdictions, each requiring its own final round. subgrided adj. Slowed by drink to moving only between the small squares formed by tables, chairs, and abandoned coats. subgrouped (/ˈsʌbˌɡɹuːpd/) adj. Drunk enough to become a smaller, self-contained party within the larger party, usually near the exit. Dayani was subgrouped by the coat stand with three people discussing the route home.