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sea cradled adj. Drunk since last orders, and folded into a protective shell whenever addressed. Izak sat sea cradled in his coat, answering questions only by withdrawing further. sea crayfished adj. Having drunk more than enough to conduct lobster negotiations with the dignity of a harbour master. Darshell became sea crayfished and attempted to appoint the waiter captain of the crustaceans. sea crowed adj. Drunk by the third round, and adopting the appearance and uninvited opinions of a coastal blackbird. sea cucumbered adj. Drunk by closing time, and elongated beneath the table with the resilience of a leathery echinoderm. Jinessa was sea cucumbered beneath the bench, elongated and impervious to polite requests. sea daced adj. Still drunk, and regarding every bass note as an instruction to swim towards deeper water. sea daffodiled adj. Too drunk to remain upright, yet still inclined towards whatever light the coast provides. sea daisied adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a small, cushion-like presence in any available corner. China grew sea daisied in the alcove, compact and unexpectedly difficult to relocate. sea dayed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake confinement aboard an imaginary vessel for a perfectly satisfactory holiday. sea devilled adj. You are drunk and exhibiting the broad, ominous motion of a ray with insufficient regard for furniture. Jurian went sea devilled and swept three chairs aside without appearing to notice them. sea dogged adj. Having drunk enough to acquire the weathered authority of a sailor, while losing your hat indoors. sea dollared adj. Of a drinker who has converted every remaining coin into a flattened marine curiosity. Givanna grew sea dollared and paid for coffee with an archaeological arrangement of coins. sea donkeyed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the stubborn, elongated silence of a fish awaiting identification. Avanish became sea donkeyed and offered no view beyond a distant stare. sea dotterelled adj. A drinker who has become adept at turning over every conversation, seeking something edible beneath. sea doved adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation has contracted to brief, seabird-like cries from the coldest corner. Lequinta became sea doved and communicated chiefly from beneath the coat rack. sea dragonned adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning after finds you resembling a sea creature from a medieval bestiary. sea draked adj. Drunk on the strength of which the morning after is spent guarding the shoreline from the bed.