tipsy

  • 1Tipsy — Tip sy, a. [Compar. {Tipsier}; superl. {Tipsiest}.] [Akin to tipple; cf. Prov. G. tips drunkenness, betipst drunk, tipsy. See {Tipple}.] 1. Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak or foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Tipsy — * Tipsy is a term that is also defined as similar to drunkenness , but less extreme. * Tipsy (song) is a 2004 rap song by So So Def artist J Kwon. * Tipsy (band) is the name of an experimental lounge band formed in San Francisco, CA …

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  • 3tipsy — 1570s, from TIP (Cf. tip) (v.1); later associated with TIPPLE (Cf. tipple). Tipsy cake (1806) was cake saturated with wine or liquor …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4tipsy — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. nmos, blp, D. tipsysów {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} sztuczne paznokcie przyklejane do płytki paznokciowej : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Studio K. wykonuje ślubne tipsy z artystycznym malunkiem albo przyklejonymi brylancikami. (GWM) <ang …

    Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • 5tipsy — intoxicated, inebriated, *drunk, drunken, tight …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6tipsy — [adj] inebriated addled, dazed, drunk, drunken, fuddled, happy, high*, intoxicated, irrigated*, lit*, loaded*, mellow, merry, stewed*, tight, unsteady, woozy; concepts 401,406 Ant. sober …

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  • 7tipsy — ► ADJECTIVE (tipsier, tipsiest) ▪ slightly drunk. DERIVATIVES tipsily adverb tipsiness noun. ORIGIN from TIP(Cf. ↑tipped) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8tipsy — [tip′sē] adj. tipsier, tipsiest 1. that tips easily; not steady; shaky 2. crooked; awry 3. somewhat drunk; intoxicated enough to be somewhat unsteady, fuddled, etc. SYN. DRUNK tipsily [tip′si lē] adv. tipsiness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 9tipsy — [[t]tɪ̱psi[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is tipsy, they are slightly drunk. I m feeling a bit tipsy. Syn: tiddly …

    English dictionary

  • 10tipsy — UK [ˈtɪpsɪ] / US adjective Word forms tipsy : adjective tipsy comparative tipsier superlative tipsiest informal slightly drunk …

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