tippy

[tip-ee]

adjective

tippier, tippiest 

1. (of an object) liable to tip over.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tippy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; tip ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

I’m curious about the psychology of people who make it to the tippy top.

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At the very tippy top of pointless reasons men voted for a fascist, the outrage over women who have blue hair and tattoos beautifully illustrates how broken their brains are.

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Though Adani, who denied the claims, has recouped most of the money he lost, the episode exposed a risk in the Modi strategy of allowing the few at the tippy top to amass enormous clout.

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So for our mindset and how we want to go about things, it just felt right to shoot for the tippy top of the mountain, and that’s what we have an opportunity to go for.”

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What I’ve really enjoyed working with Disney, the people at the tippy top of the company read every script.

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