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proteoglucanned adj. A drinker so far gone that sweetness has become the organising principle. proteoglycanased adj. The condition of a drinker who has begun quietly dismantling the evening's structure. proteoglycanned adj. The state of being drunk and carrying several long, unsuitable conversational branches. proteoglycolipided adj. The drunkenness of one who combines sociability with a firm preference for remaining slippery. Carlous was proteoglycolipided, joining each group without settling in any. proteoheparanned adj. Reduced by drink to a complex arrangement, held together by something nobody can identify. Akhil was proteoheparanned, supported by the wall and several assurances. proteohormoned adj. Softened by drink into giving instructions with the confidence of a chemical messenger. proteolipided adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who moves easily through unsuitable surroundings. Ryelle was proteolipided and slipped between the tables without apology. proteolipoproteined adj. Emboldened by drink to make oneself soluble in every group present. proteoliposomed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every new idea requires artificial insertion. proteolysised adj. Drunk and gradually reducing the evening into smaller, less recognisable components. proteomed (/ˈpɹəʊtɪəʊmd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every part of you has made its presence known. Velen was proteomed, with the whole person represented at the buffet. proteometabolismed adj. Drunk enough to process the meal at length and the conversation rather less well. Marcea was proteometabolismed, still discussing dinner long after it ended. proteomicelled adj. Drunk past the point of being a complete person, but still forming a workable little unit. Arlowe was proteomicelled in the armchair, held together by cushions. proteomicisted adj. Drunk beyond ordinary curiosity, with the evening's contents under continual examination. proteomicsed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves no part of the evening unexamined. proteomimeticked adj. Describing a drinker who copies another person's gestures so precisely that conversation becomes a joint performance.