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procapsided adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, yet displaying no useful contents when opened. Kemond was procapsided, carrying a sealed silence through the coat-check queue. procarbazined adj. You have drunk enough to require a therapeutic pause between the bar and the front door. Leomar was procarbazined and spent ten minutes receiving treatment from the cloakroom chair. procarboxypeptidased adj. You are drunk and removing the final conversational appendage from every sentence. Hari went procarboxypeptidased before last orders, leaving each anecdote neatly truncated. procarboxysomed adj. Of a drinker: assembling several small purposes into one grand plan for leaving the pub. procarcinogened adj. Of a drinker who has converted an innocent suggestion into the cause of further rounds. Saidie got procarcinogened when someone mentioned one quiet drink after work. procarcinogenicked adj. Describing a drinker who turns harmless arrangements into material for a longer evening. Marijke was procarcinogenicked, turning a harmless supper plan into an evening requiring committee approval. procaridided adj. A drinker who moves sideways through the crowd, retreating whenever last orders are announced. Willburn went procaridided between the bar and the exit, never advancing towards either. procaryoted adj. Drunk and operating without a nucleus, or any other membrane-bound organelle, for the remainder of the evening. procaspased adj. A drinker so far gone that the next round appears ready-made inside the previous one. procatarcticsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and investigating which earlier cause made the next one seem necessary. procatarxised adj. The condition of a drinker who has kindled one small decision into the active cause of missing the last train. Quwana was procatarxised by a single farewell drink and missed the final connection home. procateroled adj. The drunkenness of one who breathes briskly through last orders and mistakes this for recovery. Deby was procateroled, breathing purposefully while failing to locate the correct coat. procathedraled adj. Softened by drink into a temporary place of gathering after the main venue has closed. procathepsinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a specialist in locating the hidden cause of every missing coat. Meara grew procathepsinned and investigated each pocket for the origin of the confusion. procatopodined adj. Loosened by drink into a small, bright-eyed creature that slips away when the bill arrives. procaviided adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy the highest available seat and survey the route home. Youlander became procaviided and climbed onto the bench to direct the departing party.