tipsy
slightly intoxicated or drunk.
characterized by or due to intoxication: a tipsy lurch.
tipping, unsteady, or tilted, as if from intoxication.
Origin of tipsy
1Other words from tipsy
- tip·si·ly, adverb
- tip·si·ness, noun
Words Nearby tipsy
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How to use tipsy in a sentence
A crowded train full of tipsy, shouting baseball fans is another great opportunity to evaluate the long-term comfort of the soft, synthetic leather ear cups.
The Bose noise-cancelling headphones 700 are the strongest around | empire | June 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThey’re also resistant to dust, drops, and your tipsy cousins knocking them off the deck at a barbecue.
UE Blast and Megablast review: One step closer to a perfect portable Alexa speaker | empire | June 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceSpeaking to The Post, Moreno recalled a “fabulous” night full of applause, tears and a warm backstage embrace from a tipsy Joan Crawford.
It emitted the sound over and over, like a tipsy reveler at a New Year’s Eve party.
A king penguin and a wedding anniversary inspired a couple to see all 18 species | Andrea Sachs | March 11, 2021 | Washington PostNot in the hands of O’Donnell, a kind of Oscar Wilde gone tipsy, who drops some Irish whimsy into the harsh reality of Victorian England.
Five new thrillers offer guilt-free distraction | Richard Lipez | January 15, 2021 | Washington Post
A rush of water spills from above, but not from the bottle of an absent-minded commuter or tipsy traveler.
Leaky Ceilings, Catcalls, and Uncaged Pythons: 4 Hours on NYC’s Worst Subway | Kevin Zawacki | August 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTAs soon as those words leave my mouth, I turn around and am staring at a tipsy-looking Fassbender.
Michael Fassbender Opens Up About ‘12 Years A Slave,’ Religion, and Assassin’s Creed | Marlow Stern | October 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHarry, clearly a little tipsy, was photographed dancing in the street.
You might only get tipsy, but how much fun would it be if any of this actually happened?
State of the Union Drinking Games | Shushannah Walshe, David A. Graham | January 25, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHis thoughts ran on things past; he had spoken unkindly of Sally, behind her back; he had been tipsy—Ah!
The Chequers | James RuncimanSays one of the characters, referring to the importunities of a tipsy vagrant, “Give him half-a-crown!”
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanHe led to a little low public-house, whence tipsy songs were booming, and tapped at a side door three times.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarEverybody wears blue ribbon here, but I don't, because I don't want to get tipsy anyhow.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousNot very, the witness replied, not so tipsy but that she could walk and talk, but she had had quite enough.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for tipsy
/ (ˈtɪpsɪ) /
slightly drunk
slightly tilted or tipped; askew
Origin of tipsy
1Derived forms of tipsy
- tipsily, adverb
- tipsiness, noun
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