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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. sea vampired adj. Still drunk, and gliding through the morning with the pallor and appetite of something best not approached. sea vegetabled adj. Too drunk to distinguish breakfast from edible seaweed, and too committed to revise the classification. sea vomited adj. Sufficiently drunk to have become a pale marine deposit, difficult to remove from the sofa before noon. sea walled adj. Loosened by drink into a coastal defence with gaps, permitting every incoming thought to pass. sea walnutted adj. Having drunk enough to drift through the morning in a clear casing, expanding quietly wherever space permits.