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seaturtled adj. The state of being drunk and proceeding with the calm, armoured deliberation of a marine turtle. seatworked adj. The drunkenness of one who remains seated for the sake of coordination, and still misses the chair. seatwormed adj. Reduced by drink to advancing in small, uncertain increments, as though each stair required separate negotiation. Jomaris was seatwormed and took the staircase one cautious centimetre at a time. seaued (/səʊd/) adj. Softened by drink into a pottery pail, with the balance and structural confidence to match. seavalleyed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced by morning to a submerged route between bed and kettle. seaved (/siːvd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a rush, springing abruptly from the chair and going nowhere straight. seaviewed adj. Drunk to a degree that the glass of water provides an excellent prospect of being at sea. Shaisha was seaviewed, regarding a glass of water as an excellent prospect of being at sea. seawalled adj. Emboldened by drink to resist the tide of the staircase, one hand and one argument at a time. Roena went seawalled on the stairs and challenged every descending step. seawanned adj. Slowed by drink to handling every movement like a small polished bead passed carefully between fingers. seawanted adj. Drunk and counting each footfall as though it were a small bead of payment. Rudolf was seawanted, counting the stairs quietly and losing the total twice. seawared (/ˈsiːˌwɛə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk beyond useful coordination, with the body cast up wherever the evening's current leaves it. seawatchinged adj. Drunk in a way that fixes the gaze on distant movement while the feet quietly lose their bearings. seawatered adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the limbs buoyant in theory and unmanageable on land. Cavonte was seawatered, rising from the sofa with the slow uncertainty of a tide. seawaved adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated swaying, each correction producing the next wave. seawaybilled adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the body like cargo whose paperwork has gone astray. seawayed adj. Drunk since last orders, and following a private route through the house rather than any recognised passage.