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sea heathed adj. Reduced by drink to a low, coastal persistence, still offering opinions from the edge of proceedings. Shakiera was sea heathed beneath the patio heater, offering coastal opinions from the edge of proceedings. sea hedgehoged adj. Sharpened by drink into a prickly little authority, certain every approach requires caution. sea henned adj. Loosened by drink into loud seabird behaviour, with every announcement delivered as a call across the water. sea hibiscused adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a tropical tree as a personal emblem and every room as a coast. sea hogged adj. Sufficiently drunk to porpoise between sofa cushions, surfacing only when offered water. sea hollied adj. Drunk to the point where a spiky coastal plant appears an obvious companion for the journey home. sea holmed adj. Drunk enough to mistake sea holly for a tree and recommend pruning it before supper. sea horsed adj. Drunk past the point of walking upright, yet convinced that an equestrian entrance remains available. sea hounded adj. Describing a drinker who patrols the kitchen for snacks with the patient persistence of a small shark. sea hulvered adj. A drinker so far gone that the prickly houseplant has become an acceptable resting place. sea iced adj. The state of being drunk and immovably settled, cold water untouched on the table. Milcah sat sea iced on the sofa while the glass of water remained respectfully nearby. sea ivoried adj. The drunkenness of one who has become pale, crusty and quietly attached to the kitchen wall. sea jellied adj. Reduced by drink to a wobbling mass that can reach the sofa but not rise from it. Loudon was sea jellied by the time the glass of water reached the coffee table. sea kaled adj. Softened by drink into a salt-loving household vegetable, best left near the kitchen sink. Kikuyo became sea kaled beside the washing-up bowl, pliant and oddly content. sea kidneyed adj. Loosened by drink into a soft, floating body that settles wherever the sofa permits. Nancilee was sea kidneyed beneath the blanket, gently detached from the evening. sea kinged adj. Emboldened by drink to command the kitchen as a Viking chief, though chiefly over toast. Lavail went sea kinged and issued orders concerning the toaster from the sofa.