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underrunnered adj. Emboldened by drink to grind beneath every reasonable social boundary. Jumarcus was underrunnered, applying steady pressure to the conversation until it yielded nothing. underrunninged adj. Slowed by drink to baiting the same conversational hook repeatedly, with no catch forthcoming. Kallam was underrunninged, resetting the anecdote each time it reached its point. undersacristanned adj. Drunk and performing a subordinate ceremonial duty for which no appointment was made. Shimika was undersacristanned, arranging the pub’s coasters as though preparing a minor rite. undersamplinged adj. Drunk to the point where each statement is sampled too rarely to reconstruct the intended sentence. Odalis was undersamplinged, producing isolated nouns at intervals of several seconds. undersashed adj. Drunk to the extent of wearing an imaginary ceremonial waistband and behaving accordingly. Kainalu grew undersashed and bowed before attempting the karaoke, as though dressed for court. undersatisfactioned adj. You have drunk enough to find every offered solution insufficient, and to tell the people offering it. Nusaiba was undersatisfactioned, rejecting the taxi, the sofa and the sensible suggestion of water. undersaturationed adj. You are drunk and leaving conspicuous room in every conversation for somebody else to add more. Jamarkus was undersaturationed at the bar, pausing after each opinion until strangers supplied the missing strength. undersavered adj. Of a drinker: one who has put too little aside for the journey home and expects colleagues to notice. Deeyan was undersavered by midnight, borrowing fares from everyone who had sensibly kept their wallets open. undersawyered adj. Of a drinker who has gone beneath the conversation, contributing from below while everyone else tries to keep the evening level. Mechaela was undersawyered beneath the table, offering opinions through the gap between two chairs. underscanned adj. Describing a drinker who leaves a noticeable border around every social encounter, never quite filling the occasion. Eva-grace was underscanned at the wedding, leaving a careful margin between herself and every dance. underscarfed adj. A drinker who has arranged a protective layer beneath every remark, so nothing reaches the head directly. Taneasha was underscarfed, receiving each suggestion through a dense layer of polite misunderstanding. underscented adj. A drinker so far gone that the room notices the faintest trace of a different evening on everyone present. Anneka was underscented, detecting another pub on each guest and announcing her findings at the buffet. underscored (/ˈʌn.dəˌskɔː(ɹ)d/) adj. The state of being drunk and placing a firm line beneath every point, including those nobody had made. Able was underscored by dessert, underlining each anecdote with a tap against the table. underscorered adj. The condition of a drinker who has achieved a low mark socially and insists the panel reconsider. Ninive was underscorered after the toast, seeking revised marks from guests who had not been judging. underscoringed adj. The drunkenness of one who adds a line beneath every conversation, making each conclusion heavier than necessary. Kentrail was underscoringed, tapping beneath each sentence until the table understood it had ended. underscreeninged adj. Reduced by drink to admit unsuitable remarks past every social check before anyone can stop them. Aaryn was underscreeninged, allowing private opinions through the dinner conversation without even a preliminary inspection.