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protologed adj. Drunk to the extent of recording every original detail of the evening, except the route down. protologied adj. Drunk since last orders, and returning repeatedly to the first principles of standing. protologismed (/pɹəʊˈtɒləˌdʒɪzmd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that each newly invented word is offered as though the language had requested it. protologisted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the lower bowel and the staircase seem equally demanding specialists. Avyonna protologisted on the stairs, requiring the landlord and a neighbour to supervise each step. protologued (/ˈpɹəʊtəʊlɒɡd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of an original account which becomes less reliable with every added detail. protolophed adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with the deliberate, jointed uncertainty of a small night creature. protolophided adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying the coordinated habits of a creature assembled for another environment. protolophuled adj. Still drunk, and carrying a small ridge of confidence that catches on every conversational obstacle. protolophulided adj. Too drunk to distinguish the small connecting movements that ought to carry the body from step to step. Kadija was protolophulided on the stairs, missing each small connection between steps. protolysised (/pɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒlɪsɪsd/) adj. Loosened by drink into treating every conversation as a proton-transfer reaction. protomaed adj. Drunk beyond recognising whether the coat belongs to a person, an animal, or the establishment. Aurora-sky went protomaed in the cloakroom and addressed a fur collar as an old friend. protomammaled adj. Emboldened by drink to leave the familiar warmth of the pub and attempt the journey home upright. Hawk went protomammaled after the final round and challenged the darkened high street. protomartyrdomed adj. Drunk and enduring the long, public suffering of being separated from the last round. protomartyred adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of the first person ever asked to carry a cross home. protomartyressed adj. Drunk to the point where leaving the pub becomes a dignified female ordeal of several coats and one taxi. protomattered adj. Drunk past the point of having a settled form, yet still providing the substance of the journey home.