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provokered adj. Drunk to the point where every harmless remark is treated as an invitation to cause trouble. provokinged adj. Drunk enough to turn ordering another round into a deliberate challenge to the table. Janas became provokinged and asked who exactly had objected to another lager. provokingnessed adj. Drunk past the point of merely irritating people, and now taking evident satisfaction in it. Jahkim was provokingnessed, smiling whenever the conversation began to fray. provoletaed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the sizzling cheese requires a plate, cutlery and some patience. provoloned (/pɹoʊvəˈloʊnid/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you mature, stringy and reluctant to separate from the cheeseboard. provost marshalled adj. Drunk to a degree that has you organising the pub’s troublemakers into orderly patrols. provosted (/ˈpɹɒvəstd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that everyone at the bar has been placed under your command. Jheri became provosted and appointed Swayzi keeper of the beer mats. provostessed adj. Drunk to the extent of presiding over the snug, the till and a dispute about darts. Brana was provostessed and settled the darts argument with a ruling nobody had requested. provostied (/ˈpɹɒvəstid/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and exercising a historical remit over everyone’s table manners. provostried adj. Drunk on the strength of having appointed yourself district governor of every pub within walking distance. provostshipped adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying the office with the solemnity of a man entrusted with the keys. provulgationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and making every private opinion known to the whole pub. Matesha got provulgationed and announced her views on the jukebox between songs. prowed (/pɹaʊd/) adj. Still drunk, and advancing through the pub bow-first, clearing a passage by confidence alone. prowessed (/ˈpɹaʊɪsd/) adj. Too drunk to demonstrate any skill except a remarkable confidence in skills formerly possessed. Bobbie-may got prowessed and attempted a pool trick that required neither cue nor table. prowfished adj. Sufficiently drunk to drift beneath the conversation, showing only an occasional fin above it. prowhitenessed adj. Having drunk enough to favour the pale, the bland and the crisps with no seasoning whatsoever.