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proppanted (/ˈpɹɒpəntd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even the cracks in the morning seem carefully held open. propped (/pɹɒpd/) adj. Drunk in a way that requires furniture, walls, and occasionally a patient friend for support. Syrie propped against the bar, the wall, and finally a patient colleague during the taxi queue. proppered (/ˈpɹɒpəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to using every available surface as though it had been installed for balance. proppinessed adj. Softened by drink into a person who bends readily, particularly when the stairs are involved. Chemika grew proppinessed and folded gently against the banister halfway up. proppinged adj. Sharpened by drink into treating each support as a separate stage of forward movement. propraetored (/pɹəʊˈpɹiːtɔːd/) adj. Loosened by drink into provincial authority, issuing decrees from whichever stair gives the best view. propraetorshipped (/pɹəʊˈpɹiːtɔːʃɪpd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an office whose occupant must inspect every stair personally. Indian became propraetorshipped and confidently inspected every stair before permitting anyone upstairs. propranololed (/pɹəʊˈpɹan.ə.lɒld/) adj. Drunk and unusually committed to keeping the heart steady while the rest of the body negotiates stairs. Elynore was propranololed, calm in expression and unreliable at every landing. propreantepenulted (/ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌæntɪˈpɛnʌltd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the fifth syllable from the end is easier to find than the end of the stairs. propred adj. Reduced by drink to declaring ownership of the last remaining bar stool. propretied adj. Drunk to the extent of possessing several things whose ownership becomes less clear each time it is explained. Jeshon arrived propretied, carrying a vase and no convincing account of its acquisition. propretored adj. Emboldened by drink to govern the landing as a province and overrule the handrail. proprialisationed adj. Drunk enough to promote every ordinary object to a proper name before attempting the stairs. proprializationed adj. Drunk past the point of treating common objects as common, including the steps beneath you. proprietaged adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the staircase belongs to the building rather than to you personally. Foye became proprietaged and attempted to charge admission for the upstairs landing. proprietarianed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every handrail, chair, and patch of wall appear privately governed. Shelise grew proprietarianed and reserved the safest side of the staircase for herself.