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protonymed adj. Having drunk more than the accepted name of the evening can account for, and requiring an earlier one. protonymphed adj. You have drunk enough to occupy the uncertain interval between collapse and attempted recovery. Aquinnah remained protonymphed between bed and shower, advancing neither way. protonymphonned adj. You are drunk and moving through the morning like a small, directionless marine larva. protooncogened adj. You are drunk and turning normal intentions into unusually divisive projects. protooncoproteined adj. Of a drinker who has converted a manageable evening into something requiring observation. protoorganismed adj. A drinker who cannot be assigned confidently to either the waking or sleeping kingdom. Vickki remained protoorganismed until noon, neither rising nor properly returning to sleep. protopanaxadioled adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning requires a restorative substance with a botanical pedigree. Jacinth arrived protopanaxadioled and requested tea with the solemnity of a clinical treatment. protopanaxatrioled adj. The state of being drunk and relying on an elaborate herbal explanation for the headache. Ernestas was protopanaxatrioled, praising ginseng while avoiding the subject of whisky. protopapased adj. The condition of a drinker who has appointed himself spiritual authority over the breakfast table. protoparvovirused adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced the morning to a small, persistent and unwelcome infection. Zeynep was protoparvovirused, carrying yesterday's drinks quietly into every room. protopectinased adj. Softened by drink into something that breaks down under the slightest breakfast enquiry. protopectinned adj. Reduced by drink to a soft, set substance, best handled without sudden movement. Daxston sat protopectinned beside the radiator, unable to contemplate standing. protoperitheciumed adj. Sharpened by drink into a provisional structure from which a more elaborate excuse may develop. Tiemeyer was protoperitheciumed, growing an intricate explanation around the missing taxi receipt. protophased adj. Loosened by drink into the exact, unstable instant before the next oscillation of the headache. protophenomenonned adj. Emboldened by drink to treat an ordinary morning-after symptom as a fundamental event. protophilosophied adj. Slowed by drink to an early form of philosophy, in which toast raises questions about existence. Priyanka grew protophilosophied over breakfast, asking whether porridge possessed intentions.