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sea potatoed adj. You have drunk enough to settle heavily, irregularly and without much prospect of movement. sea powered adj. The condition of a drinker who commands the morning like a small navy, despite requiring assistance ashore. sea primrosed adj. You are drunk and flourishing in a salt-exposed place where sensible plants would not bother. sea puddinged adj. Of a drinker: soft, rounded and moving with the restrained purpose of something underwater. sea pumpkinned adj. Of a drinker who has expanded quietly into the nearest available space and resents being moved. Olusegun sea pumpkinned into the corner seat and regarded requests for space as trespass. sea pursed adj. Reduced by drink to a crumpled case on the sofa, retaining only enough purpose to protect the glass of water. sea pussed adj. Describing a drinker who draws everyone seaward, despite the evident risk of doing so. Damona went sea pussed after supper and led the party towards the harbour. sea pyed adj. A drinker who alternates between firm crust and soft filling, requiring different friends for each layer. Aadan was sea pyed by closing time, alternating between firm crust and soft filling. sea quailed adj. The drunkenness of one who turns every small disturbance into a reason to move sideways. Rija became sea quailed when the waiter approached, and edged behind the nearest plant. sea quarked adj. Reduced by drink to a brief, unstable pairing that appears only when observed. sea ratted adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, watchful person with an interest in what is discarded. Aahliyah was sea ratted, inspecting the ashtrays for evidence of earlier decisions. sea ravened adj. Loosened by drink into a rough, darkly cheerful presence at the edge of proceedings. sea reeded adj. Emboldened by drink to bend with the draught while remaining inconveniently difficult to remove. sea rescue kitted adj. Drunk and equipped, in principle, for survival at sea, though not for finding home. sea roached adj. Drunk to the point where retreating beneath furniture seems a reasonable form of self-preservation. sea robinned adj. Drunk enough to display unnecessary appendages when attempting to cross a room. Marjean became sea robinned and used both arms to negotiate the narrow hallway.