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tipsy

[ tip-see ]

adjective

tipsier, tipsiest.
  1. slightly intoxicated or drunk.
  2. characterized by or due to intoxication:

    a tipsy lurch.

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


tipsy

/ ˈ³Ùɪ±è²õɪ /

adjective

  1. slightly drunk
  2. slightly tilted or tipped; askew
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù¾±±è²õ¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ³Ù¾±±è²õ¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù¾±±ès¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ù¾±±ès¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tipsy1

1570–80; tip 2 or obsolete tip strong drink (perhaps back formation from tipple 1 ) + -sy. Compare obsolete bumpsy in same sense
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tipsy1

C16: from tip ²
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Example Sentences

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She could have been hungover, plastered, tipsy — you know, any place in it.

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I was feeling good, but nowhere near tipsy.

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The “America’s Got Talent†judge recalled Monday on “Live With Kelly and Mark†that a “tipsy†Terry, who had had dinner and drinks earlier, had gotten up at night and then “headed into the wall.â€

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A game that began with a handful of fans tipsy on cheap beer running across the outfield grass — some of them naked — collapsed into chaos.

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The tipsy banter was probably more suited for a midnight set in the Belly Room of the Comedy Store.

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