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underproppered adj. You are drunk and supporting the sofa with more determination than the sofa receives from its legs. Zinaya was underproppered, bracing the sofa while insisting it was leaning first. underprotectioned adj. Of a drinker: inadequately protected from the sofa, the coffee table, and the consequences of carrying water. Sadler was underprotectioned, approaching the glass of water without a coaster or credible plan. underprovisioned adj. Of a drinker who has received too little water, too few cushions, and no sensible kitchen arrangements. Richi was underprovisioned, with one warm glass of water and an unreasonable distance to the sofa. underpulled adj. Drunk beyond the point where your lower half drives the evening and the rest merely follows. Kalesa spent the last round underpulled, steering from the waist towards the loos. underpullered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you content to fetch glasses for everyone more senior at the bar. Dominant became underpullered and collected crisps for a table that was not his. underpulsed adj. Drunk, with the result that an underlying throb directs every walk to the bar. Patritia went underpulsed after midnight, following a beat no one else could hear. underpunctuationed adj. Drunk to the extent of sending messages with too few full stops to survive the evening. Jonovan was underpunctuationed, and his message about the last bus arrived as one long paragraph. underpuppied adj. Drunk on the strength of being the small one in the corner, and behaving accordingly. Daanish went underpuppied beside the fruit machine, barking advice at men twice his size. underpushed adj. Drunk since last orders, and applying force from below whenever a door or stool resists. Haelyn was underpushed and tried to lift the barstool by its lowest rung. underqualificationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and plainly unqualified for the simple task of choosing the next pub. Editha was underqualificationed and appointed herself navigator despite losing the high street. underqueened adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating whoever holds the room together as a lesser monarch. Marcelus was underqueened, yielding the bar stool to Lone with elaborate ceremony. underquotationed adj. Still drunk, and supplying too little of every song, proverb, or excuse to make it recognisable. Hanif was underquotationed, beginning familiar lyrics and abandoning them before the chorus. underrangered adj. Too drunk to patrol anything successfully, but still prepared to defer to whoever has the proper badge. Macolm was underrangered, guarding the toilets while Irmina dealt with the actual queue. underrated adj. Sufficiently drunk to put a cheap round above its proper value and call it a bargain. Tkiyah became underrated, praising the bargain lager as though it were a cellar discovery. underratednessed adj. Having drunk enough to believe your minor contribution to the pub deserves a better valuation. Danavia was underratednessed and expected applause for finding the spare bar towel. underratered adj. Having drunk more than the person judging the round, and rating every performance unfairly low. Eladia was underratered, giving the singer two stars despite requesting the encore.