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underministried adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting the evening as a subordinate department of a larger, unspecified administration. Lauda became underministried and referred every decision to the person nearest the crisps. undermodificationed adj. Still drunk, and insufficiently altered by experience to accommodate the obvious requirements of the occasion. Mozelle remained undermodificationed, wearing the same confidence she had brought to the first round. undermodulationed adj. Too drunk to vary the signal, maintaining one unwavering account of events regardless of interruption. Aurla grew undermodulationed and delivered the same anecdote at an amplitude the room regretted. undermotivationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every proposed activity as requiring a committee, a grant, and a later date. Elliannah became undermotivationed and postponed crossing the room until administrative conditions improved. undermyelinationed adj. Having drunk enough to conduct messages between brain and limb by the scenic route. Tyleia was undermyelinationed, and each instruction took an observable detour before reaching her feet. undern-belled adj. You have drunk enough to hear an ecclesiastical summons in any bell, however plainly civic. Desiya became undern-belled and stood to attention when the microwave announced its completion. undern-songed adj. You are drunk and apparently committed to supplying a service for the third hour of daylight. Khuzaymah was undern-songed, chanting a modest office while the kettle came to the boil. undernatanted adj. Of a drinker: floating above the settled conversation, with the buoyancy of an unclaimed surface layer. Yehoshua became undernatanted and drifted above the discussion without joining it. underneathed (/ʌndəˈniːθd/) adj. Of a drinker who has settled beneath the furniture, maintaining that the floor is the evening's proper foundation. Kunga was underneathed beneath the sideboard, supervising the room from its lowest level. underneathnessed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the settled quality of whatever lies below everything else. Granvill was underneathnessed by midnight, offering views from beneath the tablecloth. underned adj. Having drunk more than the third hour of daylight can reasonably be expected to explain. Roly arrived underned at breakfast, offering theological observations about the nine o'clock sun. undernessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes beneath seem the natural destination of both objects and arguments. Vylet became undernessed and placed the keys beneath the table, then searched above it. underneted adj. A drinker who has entered the evening's hidden criminal infrastructure, chiefly through passwords invented on the spot. Lakedria became underneted and attempted to purchase confidential crisps from the doorman. underneutralizationed adj. A drinker so far gone that the argument retains its original charge despite repeated efforts to calm it. Hesper was underneutralizationed, and every polite clarification made the dispute more chemically active. undernicenessed adj. The state of being drunk and free of the delicate habits ordinarily imposed by company. Tadd became undernicenessed and examined the buffet with the frankness of a field researcher. undernoted adj. The condition of a drinker who supplies a low, persistent commentary beneath every conversation. Hatina was undernoted, providing a continuous drone beneath the birthday speeches.