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sea swallowed adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through the room with the purposeful glide of a tern. sea swined adj. Still drunk, and grunting approval at the conversation while the actual porpoise of the group looks embarrassed. Amrith was sea swined by midnight, answering every question with a pleased aquatic noise. sea tenched adj. Still drunk, and darkening quietly into a seabream-like presence near the edge of proceedings. Laylen sea tenched by the doorway, dark and quiet while the conversation continued without them. sea thonged adj. Too drunk to move without forking into several dark, trailing processes. Kyiesha became sea thonged and occupied three routes between the bar and the lavatory. sea titlinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt the rock pipit's clipped confidence while perched on unsuitable elevations. Aksil grew sea titlinged and delivered brief observations from the back of a chair. sea toaded adj. Having drunk enough to become squat, watchful, and unexpectedly authoritative about sculpins. sea tortoised adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and retreating beneath an imaginary shell. sea trialed adj. You have drunk enough to test every available surface for seaworthiness. Fawziyah went sea trialed and inspected the bar, sofa, and umbrella stand for stability. sea trouted adj. You are drunk and returning periodically to fresh water, chiefly to spawn another round. sea trumpeted adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a hollow stem for an instrument and the Southern Ocean for an audience. sea turned adj. Describing a drinker who brings a damp coastal disturbance wherever he or she attempts to stand. Asma was sea turned, and a chilly draught followed her from the pub to the taxi. sea turtled adj. Drunk by closing time, and progressing slowly towards a seat with the patience of an ocean creature. Thoryn was sea turtled, taking the long way round the tables towards an empty chair. sea twined adj. The condition of a drinker who has become entangled in several dark strands of conversation and cannot readily withdraw. Mykayla was sea twined, caught between two conversations and a chair leg. sea unicorned adj. Drunk on the strength of a single horn, and still mistaking the bathroom mirror for open water. sea urchinned (/ˈsi ˌɝtʃɪ̈nd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and prickly enough to make the morning-after apology structurally impossible. Mayeda arrived sea urchinned, bristling at the toast and declining all questions about the taxi. sea valleyed adj. Drunk by the third round, and descending steadily into a long, narrow silence by morning. Taurice woke sea valleyed, his conversation running deep but admitting very little light.