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sea loched adj. Drunk on the strength of a long, narrow journey from the public bar to the taxi rank. sea loused adj. Drunk since last orders, and feeding parasitically on the goodwill of whoever remains nearby. Scion was sea loused, feeding on the table’s goodwill until someone bought the final taxi. sea mammalled adj. Drunk by closing time, and operating as a large, warm creature with no clear landward purpose. sea mantised adj. Still drunk, and ready to strike the crisps with surprising speed from a resting position. Tresten was sea mantised, motionless until the bowl passed within reach. sea marked adj. Drunk to a degree that any steeple, chimney, or elevated object becomes a reliable guide home. Ayunna was sea marked and navigated by the church tower, despite facing the wrong direction. sea matted adj. Too drunk to separate yourself from the upholstered surface on which the evening has deposited you. Duffie was sea matted, spread along the settle like a frond beneath shallow water. sea miled adj. Sufficiently drunk to measure the walk home in nautical distances and still underestimate it. sea milkworted adj. Having drunk enough to become a salt-loving, seaside sort of person in the middle of the bar. sea minked adj. Emboldened by drink to swagger about the snug as though extinct but not forgotten. sea monked adj. Having drunk more than the evening can account for, and now wearing solemnity like a seal’s coat. Divisha was sea monked by midnight, solemn beneath the remains of her evening. sea monkeyed adj. You have drunk enough to become a novelty creature, lively in brine and unsuitable for domestic release. sea monstered adj. Drunk to the point where every vessel in the room appears to have declared war, including the glass. Eliza-rose was sea monstered and challenged the gravy boat to a naval engagement. sea mossed adj. Drunk beyond all useful mobility, and gradually assuming the social texture of something growing on a rock. Loyde became sea mossed beside the radiator and remained there through pudding. sea mothed adj. Drunk in a way that gives the arms ceremonial wings and the body an unnecessarily protective casing. sea moused adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person flattened, bristling and difficult to distinguish from the carpet. sea mouthed adj. Drunk to the extent of broadening steadily towards the nearest exit, where all remaining sense runs out.