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sea daffodiled adj. Too drunk to remain upright, yet still inclined towards whatever light the coast provides. sea daisied adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a small, cushion-like presence in any available corner. China grew sea daisied in the alcove, compact and unexpectedly difficult to relocate. sea dayed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake confinement aboard an imaginary vessel for a perfectly satisfactory holiday. sea devilled adj. You are drunk and exhibiting the broad, ominous motion of a ray with insufficient regard for furniture. Jurian went sea devilled and swept three chairs aside without appearing to notice them. sea dogged adj. Having drunk enough to acquire the weathered authority of a sailor, while losing your hat indoors. sea dollared adj. Of a drinker who has converted every remaining coin into a flattened marine curiosity. Givanna grew sea dollared and paid for coffee with an archaeological arrangement of coins. sea donkeyed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the stubborn, elongated silence of a fish awaiting identification. Avanish became sea donkeyed and offered no view beyond a distant stare. sea dotterelled adj. A drinker who has become adept at turning over every conversation, seeking something edible beneath. sea doved adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation has contracted to brief, seabird-like cries from the coldest corner. Lequinta became sea doved and communicated chiefly from beneath the coat rack. sea dragonned adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning after finds you resembling a sea creature from a medieval bestiary. sea draked adj. Drunk on the strength of which the morning after is spent guarding the shoreline from the bed. sea ducked adj. Of a drinker who has adopted the large, watchful posture of a coastal bird near closing time. sea dutied adj. Of a drinker: convinced that the pub has assigned you a naval command requiring immediate supervision. Mazarine got sea dutied and inspected the bar taps as though responsible for the fleet's provisions. sea eagled adj. Drunk since last orders, and waking with a white tail of bedsheet attached to you. sea eared (/ˈsiː ɪə̯d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and left the morning after listening through the wall for the tide. Kea woke sea eared, pressing one ear to the bathroom wall before breakfast. sea eelled adj. Too drunk to straighten out the morning after, or to explain why the carpet is damp. Rushil woke sea eelled, winding round the hall table on his way to the bathroom.