Tipsy Definition

tĭpsē
tipsier, tipsiest
adjective
tipsier, tipsiest
That tips easily; not steady; shaky.
Webster's New World
Somewhat drunk; intoxicated enough to be somewhat unsteady, fuddled, etc.
Webster's New World
Crooked; awry.
Webster's New World

Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.

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Other Word Forms of Tipsy

Adjective

Base Form:
tipsy
Comparative:
tipsier
Superlative:
tipsiest

Origin of Tipsy

  • tip (“upset") + -s- (“(interconsonantal)") +"Ž -y (“quality"). The -s- is for euphony (sound) following a plosive - compare artsy, folksy, and sudsy.

    From Wiktionary

  • From tip

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tipsy Sentence Examples

  • Rostov looked at the tipsy peasants and smiled.

  • Went off to the pub at lunchtime and felt a bit tipsy !

  • You can't know exactly how many drinks that slightly tipsy guy or gal you just met may have consumed.

  • Prince Andrew saw that the officer was in that state of senseless, tipsy rage when a man does not know what he is saying.

  • He was evidently tipsy, and was singing a French song in a hoarse broken voice, with an arm thrown round the nearest soldier.

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Words Starting With

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