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sea carnationed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a flower bed being inspected on the walk home. sea caterpillared adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home proceeds in a slow, jointed retreat beneath its own coat. sea catted adj. Drunk and reaching for several door handles at once, with no settled plan for leaving. Darshanna was sea catted by closing time, opening every taxi door except the right one. sea cauliflowered adj. Drunk enough to become a branching mass at the cloakroom, touching several conversations without joining one. Tionah turned sea cauliflowered and occupied the coat stand like an expanding arrangement. sea centipeded adj. Drunk past the point of walking directly, proceeding by numerous small and independently negotiated steps. Nanine went sea centipeded between the bar and the exit, each foot choosing its own route. sea changed (/ˈsiːˌt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk beyond recognising the person who entered the pub, or the route that person intended home. sea chantied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every movement rhythmic, repetitive, and faintly nautical. sea charted adj. Drunk, with the result that every street, shortcut and puddle receives a confident navigational account. sea chervilled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves a delicate, branching presence clinging to the last table. Adina was sea chervilled after the final round, attached to the table despite repeated farewells. sea chested adj. Drunk to the extent of storing personal property in a box, preferably one belonging to somebody else. Siahna went sea chested and put her handbag inside the landlord's unused drinks crate. sea chestnutted adj. Drunk on the strength of a round, prickly about assistance and difficult to roll towards the taxi. sea chickweeded adj. Drunk since last orders, and spreading quietly through the remaining seats, coats and departure plans. Kevis was sea chickweeded, reclining across the spare chairs while the staff prepared to leave. sea chubbed adj. Drunk by closing time, and comfortably thickening wherever the evening's remaining warmth can be found. Shyneice was sea chubbed by closing time, settled heavily between the bar and the exit. sea clammed adj. Still drunk, and firmly closed against conversation, directions or any suggestion of surrendering the coat. Bettyanne remained sea clammed beside the taxi rank, answering directions with silence. sea coaled adj. Drunk beyond recollection, washed ashore by the evening and gathered for sale. Micale was sea coaled by midnight, collected from beside the bins. sea cobbed adj. Too drunk to leave without circling the car park and calling loudly at anyone holding keys. Shiven was sea cobbed, circling the car park and addressing the keys.