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undertided adj. Drunk to the point where noon is mistaken for morning and the early afternoon feels like an extension of bed. Aydrie was undertided, greeted the noon light cautiously, and asked whether breakfast had been served. undertied adj. Drunk enough to join every thought to the next with a small, unbreakable verbal bridge. Jullianne was undertied, connecting the toast, the weather and an old school friend without pausing. undertilded adj. Drunk past the point of placing a small mark beneath an otherwise ordinary morning, as though emphasis might stabilise it. Gumaro was undertilded, annotating the shopping list with mysterious marks beneath the word bananas. undertimed (/ˌʌn.dəɹˈtaɪ̯md/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns paid working hours into a quiet inventory of snacks, messages and avoidable errands. Chayse was undertimed, present at the desk but occupied entirely with toast and old photographs. undertinted adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning after acquires a subdued cast from which every object seems faintly reproachful. Wanika was undertinted, finding the curtains, the kettle and the post unusually solemn. undertoaded adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves an underlying threat of disaster beneath even the ordinary act of making toast. Sabato was undertoaded, watching the toaster as though it had been entrusted with something dangerous. undertoned (/ˈʌndə(ɹ)təʊnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of speaking in a low, private register, as though the morning itself might overhear. Awesome was undertoned by breakfast, discussing the missing keys in a voice suited to a library. undertourismed adj. Drunk on the strength of too little contact with the outside world, spending the morning as an abandoned local attraction. London was undertourismed, receiving no visitors beyond the kettle and failing to leave the flat. undertowed adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently heads seaward, mistaking the returning current for a helpful route home. Martez, undertowed, assured everyone the sea was taking him directly to the taxi rank. undertracked adj. The drunkenness of one who follows an animal's disturbed ground with confidence, though the animal has plainly gone elsewhere. Nyell went undertracked across the park, reading pawprints that led into a locked shed. undertranslationed adj. Reduced by drink to conveying only the least important part of every statement, with complete confidence in its accuracy. Angelinne grew undertranslationed and rendered the landlord's warning as a suggestion about biscuits. undertrayed adj. Softened by drink into treating the car's lower floor as a perfectly adequate place for making decisions. Chlora became undertrayed and tried to conduct the journey from beneath the passenger seats. undertreasurered adj. Sharpened by drink into managing other people's money with the authority of a senior official and the figures of an assistant. Dorathea went undertreasurered and reorganised the raffle proceeds without being asked. undertreatmented adj. Loosened by drink into dismissing a serious complaint as something that will probably settle by morning. Santosha was undertreatmented and prescribed a sit-down to a man with an unmistakable sprained ankle. undertriaged adj. Emboldened by drink to assign every alarming symptom a low priority, especially when the patient is oneself. Hadessa became undertriaged and classified the collapsing buffet as a minor inconvenience. undertrialed adj. Drunk and conducting a prolonged personal hearing, with each witness repeatedly recalled for clarification. Daaimah became undertrialed and cross-examined the coat stand about the missing umbrella.