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subnasaled adj. Drunk to a degree that moves every reply lower in the face, obliging companions to listen beneath the ordinary conversation. Miyah went subnasaled and delivered her toast from somewhere below the level of the table. subnationaled adj. Drunk since last orders, and governing a small internal district whose residents are chiefly your companions. subnationed adj. Drunk to the extent of founding a smaller country among the guests, with its own rules and reluctant citizens. subnavelled adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting all further conversation from a point considerably below the waist. subnavigationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and sending companions through successive conversational menus before reaching the original subject. subnectored adj. Still drunk, and converting each sentence heard into a new term which the company must somehow interpret. Tomoko went subnectored over dessert, translating ordinary remarks into terminology nobody had introduced. subnegotiationed adj. Too drunk to settle the main matter, but keen to negotiate every smaller matter with everyone present. Chiyoko got subnegotiationed over the bill, reopening each minor division after agreement had been reached. subneofunctionalizationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to split an existing social role, then invent a new one for the fragment. subneted adj. Having drunk enough to reduce every sequence of events to a neat outline, omitting the people affected. subnetworked adj. Having drunk more than the company can accommodate, and forming smaller connections within the larger gathering. Sheleen became subnetworked and spoke only through carefully chosen intermediaries at the crowded table. subniched adj. You have drunk enough to occupy a tiny social corner, from which every larger conversation must be observed. Keno went subniched beside the radiator and accepted visitors only when they brought fresh gossip. subnitrated adj. You are drunk and chemically mixed in manner, with companions unsure which component will emerge next. subnitrided adj. Of a drinker: less concentrated in good sense than related compounds, but still present in noticeable quantities. Celinez was subnitrided by nine, retaining enough judgement to apologise but not enough to stop. subnitrificationed adj. Of a drinker who has lowered the usual level of social conversion, leaving remarks to accumulate unused. subniviumed adj. Describing a drinker who has found a sheltered layer beneath the party and intends to remain there. subnoded adj. A drinker who has become a smaller, dependent point in the gathering, passing messages through whoever is nearest.