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proteranthied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every conversation begin with confidence and end with confusion. Allanah-rose became proteranthied and opened three stories before completing any one. protered adj. Drunk past the point of keeping track of turns, sets, or whose hand is currently winning. Marelie went protered and tried to lay down a card on the stair carpet. protergurided adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement is encouraged by an invisible companion and none ends promptly. Innaya went protergurided and continued waving after Adrianne had left the room. proterhinided adj. Drunk to a degree that gives a small, deliberate walk the importance of a major expedition. Akaja was proterhinided, placing each foot carefully beside the same stair. proterochampsianed adj. Drunk to the extent of adopting a low, ancient-looking posture whenever the floor rises unexpectedly. proterochampsided adj. Drunk on the strength of a private sense of reptilian authority over every available surface. Kallie went proterochampsided and claimed the banister as a territorial boundary. proteroglyphed adj. Drunk since last orders, and conveying all further meaning through a fixed, unmistakable stare. proterogynied adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every minor bodily failure as an established social arrangement. Gulraiz became proterogynied, allowing one knee to negotiate while the other attended the conversation. proterogyrinided adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through the pub in broad, measured sweeps rather than recognisable steps. Corinthians went proterogyrinided, circling each table before reaching the door. proterosuchided adj. Softened by drink into a low-slung creature, content to let the evening pass beneath the table. proterotheriided adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, fleet-footed creature that takes the quickest route to the next round. Dianamarie went proterotheriided through the closing crowd, reaching the bar before anyone else. proterotyped adj. Loosened by drink into the first rough version of a person who may eventually manage the journey home. Conrad was proterotyped by the second round, with the evening still awaiting its final form. protervitied adj. Emboldened by drink to treat last orders as a personal challenge and every coat as negotiable. Myshawn grew protervitied and attempted to reclaim a coat from the wrong peg. protest songed adj. Drunk and singing for social change, chiefly when asked to put on a coat. protest voted adj. Drunk to the point where every choice of pub, coat and transport registers dissatisfaction with the system. Kurby went protest voted and rejected the taxi, the bus and the perfectly adequate pavement. protestanted adj. Drunk enough to object publicly to last orders while continuing to order.