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

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, adverbtip·si·ness, noun

Words nearby tipsy

tippler, tippy, tippytoe, tipstaff, tipster, tipsy, tipsy cake, tiptoe, tiptop, tiptronic, tipu
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Words related to tipsy

intoxicated, addled, woozy, unsteady, dazed, drunk, drunken, happy, high, lit, loaded, mellow, merry, tight, stewed

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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, noun

Word Origin for tipsy

C16: from tip ²
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