tipsy

[ tip-see ]

/ ˈtɪp si /

adjective, tip·si·er, tip·si·est.

slightly intoxicated or drunk.

characterized by or due to intoxication: a tipsy lurch.

tipping, unsteady, or tilted, as if from intoxication.

Origin of tipsy

1570–80; tip² or obsolete tip strong drink (perhaps back formation from tipple¹) + -sy. Compare obsolete bumpsy in same sense

OTHER WORDS FROM tipsy

tip·si·ly, adverb tip·si·ness, noun

Words nearby tipsy

tippler, tippy, tippytoe, tipstaff, tipster, tipsy, tipsy cake, tiptoe, tiptop, tiptronic, tipu

Example sentences from the Web for tipsy

A rush of water spills from above, but not from the bottle of an absent-minded commuter or tipsy traveler.

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The Schiaparelli Spring/Summer 2014 collection can be seen as something of a tipsy take on couture.

Schiaparelli Returns to Couture at Paris Fashion Week |Liza Foreman |January 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You might only get tipsy, but how much fun would it be if any of this actually happened?

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How tipsy you'll be when you toast the new year could depend on your sex, education level, and where you live.

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The man recognised him in a moment, notwithstanding his tipsy state.

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He was imbued with alcohol, and if he drank any kind of liquor it made him tipsy.

Resurrection |Leo Tolstoy
She saw him, tipsy and triumphant, bestriding the festal table, and yelling with horrid laughter!

Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II |Various
He was quite as tipsy as usual, and to Claire's thinking, quite as tiresome.

An Ambitious Woman |Edgar Fawcett
Oh, sir, I assure you that he was tipsy; but for that he would never have been so wicked.

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British Dictionary definitions for tipsy

tipsy

/ (ˈtɪpsɪ) /

adjective -sier or -siest

slightly drunk

slightly tilted or tipped; askew

Derived forms of tipsy

tipsily, adverb tipsiness, noun

Word Origin for tipsy

C16: from tip ²

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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tipsy

adjective, tip·si·er, tip·si·est.

Origin of tipsy

OTHER WORDS FROM tipsy

Words nearby tipsy

Example sentences from the Web for tipsy

British Dictionary definitions for tipsy

adjective -sier or -siest

Derived forms of tipsy

Word Origin for tipsy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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tipsy

adjective, tip·si·er, tip·si·est.

Origin of tipsy

OTHER WORDS FROM tipsy

Words nearby tipsy

Words related to tipsy

Example sentences from the Web for tipsy

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adjective -sier or -siest

Derived forms of tipsy

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