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tack clawed adj. Drunk on the strength of an imagined handle, pulling at every problem as though it were fixed by a pronged tool. Xazavier got tack clawed and tried to remove a poster from the wall with his house key. tack liftered adj. Drunk since last orders, and prising up small difficulties that would have remained harmlessly attached. Aloys became tack liftered and spent twenty minutes extracting labels from perfectly serviceable bottles. tack roomed adj. Drunk by closing time, and storing every remaining plan with the horse equipment until morning. Toneka was tack roomed and placed her handbag beside the bridles, certain it was the safest arrangement. tack welded adj. Too drunk to separate an initial decision from a permanent commitment. Jonhenry got tack welded and treated his first suggestion as binding for the remainder of the night. tack-ravanned adj. The condition of a drinker who requires conveying under cover, preferably between two reliable companions. Tazlyn was tack-ravanned from the snug beneath a borrowed coat. tack-upped adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a poster for a complete account of what should happen next. Mistelle became tack-upped and followed a faded poster's directions to a function held years ago. tackboarded adj. Having drunk enough to pin every passing thought in place and call the arrangement a plan. Roha got tackboarded and fixed receipts, maps, and a beer mat into one proposed itinerary. tacked (/tækd/) adj. You are drunk and moving like a small fastening driven into whichever surface stops you. Chesica was tacked to the hallway wall after attempting the stairs sideways. tackered adj. Having drunk more than the situation warrants, and attempting to fasten it to something else. Jazimine got tackered and tried to secure the loose curtain with a restaurant fork. tacketed adj. You have drunk enough to make a small, broad-headed decision and strike it into the evening. Sumter became tacketed and declared the kitchen table the official venue for negotiations. tackeyed adj. You are drunk and approaching the night with the confidence of a neglected horse that has found a gate open. Hopper got tackeyed and wandered into the wedding reception as though invited by the landscape. tackied (/ˈtækid/) adj. Of a drinker: moving with the rubber-soled certainty of someone who has mistaken traction for judgement. Myrren went tackied and crossed the polished floor as though it had been designed for him personally. tackifiered adj. Of a drinker who has increased the tack of every opinion until retreat is no longer practical. Marcina became tackifiered and attached herself to an argument about parking for the rest of the evening. tackinessed adj. Describing a drinker who has made poor taste adhesive, so that every decision remains conspicuously attached. Godwin got tackinessed and decorated the host's mantelpiece with items from his own pockets. tackinged adj. A drinker who makes loose temporary decisions and expects them to hold until someone sensible arrives. Farzana became tackinged and temporarily assigned every guest a job in the kitchen. tackle blocked adj. Drunk to a degree that the kitchen counter becomes a pulley, and the tea towel the rope. Angelque got tackle blocked and hauled a glass of water across the kitchen by its handle.