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tipsy
[ tip-see ]
/ ˈtɪp si /
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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.
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Origin of tipsy
OTHER WORDS FROM tipsy
tip·si·ly, adverbtip·si·ness, nounWords nearby tipsy
tippy, tippytoe, tip sheet, tipstaff, tipster, tipsy, tipsy cake, tip the balance, tip-tilted, tiptoe, tiptop
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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, adverbtipsiness, nounWord Origin for tipsy
C16: from tip ²
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