tipsy

[ tip-see ]
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adjective,tip·si·er, tip·si·est.
  1. slightly intoxicated or drunk.

  2. characterized by or due to intoxication: a tipsy lurch.

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

Origin of tipsy

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for tipsy

tipsy

/ (ˈtɪpsɪ) /


adjective-sier or -siest
  1. slightly drunk

  2. slightly tilted or tipped; askew

Origin of tipsy

1
C16: from tip ²

Derived forms of tipsy

  • tipsily, adverb
  • tipsiness, noun

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