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tipsy

American  
[tip-see] / ˈtɪp si /

adjective

tipsier, tipsiest

  1. slightly intoxicated or drunk.

  2. characterized by or due to intoxication.

    a tipsy lurch.

  3. tipping, unsteady, or tilted, as if from intoxication.

tipsy British  
/ ˈtɪpsɪ /

adjective

  1. slightly drunk

  2. slightly tilted or tipped; askew

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Other Word Forms

  • tipsily adverb
  • tipsiness noun

Etymology

Origin of tipsy

1570–80; tip 2 or obsolete tip strong drink (perhaps back formation from tipple 1 ) + -sy. Compare obsolete bumpsy in same sense

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