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proprionated adj. Drunk to the point where spelling has become approximate but the bar order remains definite. proprioreceptored adj. Drunk, with the result that the inner ear has become the chief authority on which way is home. Georgette was proprioreceptored and confidently walked away from the waiting taxi. propriosensitivitied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the position of every knee, elbow and coat sleeve a public matter. propriumed adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring one distinguishing habit: personally checking every door is locked. Estefan grew propriumed and tested the taxi door three times before settling. proprochiralitied adj. Drunk on the strength of turning from ordinary to distinctly unsteady by two successive rounds. proproctored adj. Drunk since last orders, and supervising the journey home as though it were an examination. Janequa went proproctored and invigilated everyone's coats before permitting departure. proproteased adj. Drunk by the third round, and cleaved into a smaller, more mobile form for the walk home. proproteined adj. Drunk by closing time, and cut down from a full evening into one small active intention: home. proprotored adj. Still drunk, and rotating steadily enough to propel yourself towards the wrong vehicle. Josie-marie remained proprotored, circling the taxi rank without selecting a car. props mastered adj. Of a drinker: every loose object has been assigned a role, a location and an unnecessarily firm supervisor. propshafted adj. Sharpened by drink into making a straight line towards the nearest kebab shop. propsticked adj. Too drunk to stand without support, yet committed to carrying the longest object available home. Dailynn was propsticked and used a broom as assistance after leaving the pub. propteched adj. Sufficiently drunk to manage the property market from the back of a taxi, with no property involved. propterygiumed adj. Emboldened by drink to present the foremost cartilage in every fin as a personal matter of principle. proptosised adj. Slowed by drink to regard one’s own protruding eyes as an architectural improvement. propugnacled adj. Drunk and defending the smallest available stronghold against entirely theoretical assault.