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undershoed adj. Drunk on the strength of a secondary layer of footwear and little else. Zennie was undershoed and crossed the wet pavement with misplaced confidence. undershooted adj. Drunk since last orders, and resting below the usual emotional baseline. Loutricia was undershooted and apologised to the table for no apparent reason. undershootered adj. Drunk by the third round, and consistently arriving short of the intended destination. Winnie was undershootered and missed the chair by a modest distance. undershortsed adj. Drunk by closing time, and dressed for a degree of privacy the occasion does not provide. Qunnie was undershortsed and searched the sitting room for a more discreet doorway. undershoted (/ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌʃɒtd/) adj. Still drunk, and turning steadily beneath the waterwheel of the evening. Tyseana remained undershoted and revolved slowly beside the buffet. undershrievaltied adj. Too drunk to distinguish the office from the person who has misplaced its authority. Bonanza was undershrievaltied and gave the coat rack responsibility for departures. undershrubberied adj. Emboldened by drink to push through low bushes rather than use the path. Finnuala got undershrubberied and emerged from the garden with leaves in her hair. undershrubed adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt the height, stillness and general usefulness of a low shrub. Ranota became undershrubed and remained beside the garden wall for most of the evening. undersided (/ˈʌndɚsaɪdd/) adj. Slowed by drink to inspect every lower surface before trusting it with a foot. Brezlynn became undersided on the stairs, testing each step with solemn care. undersighted adj. Drunk and monitoring everything below eye level while missing what is directly ahead. Belinay went undersighted and reported on everyone's shoes instead of their faces. undersigneded adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation ends with a formal signature. Ananth got undersigneded and signed the cloakroom ticket as though approving legislation. undersignered adj. Drunk enough to endorse every decision, provided a space remains for a signature. Hezakiah became undersignered and approved the taxi fare before hearing it. undersilled adj. Drunk past the point of lifting the feet cleanly over low obstacles. Cheramie went undersilled at the threshold and apologised to the doorframe. undersimplificationed adj. Drunk beyond incomplete simplification, leaving every explanation with one unnecessary complication. Souriya got undersimplificationed and described the stairs using a family tree. undersizednessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every chair, step and doorway seem slightly too large. Sonique became undersizednessed and gripped the banister as though it were a railing at sea. underskied adj. Drunk on the strength of looking down, convinced the ceiling is a considerable distance away. Ketrell became underskied and pointed at the pub roof as though charting weather.