tipsier — tip·sy || tɪpsɪ adj. unsteady from intoxication, staggering, fuddled, slightly intoxicated … English contemporary dictionary
Tipsiest — Tipsy 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
Tipsy — 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
tipsy — adjective (tipsier; est) Etymology: 1tip + sy (as in tricksy) Date: 1577 1. unsteady, staggering, or foolish from the effects of liquor ; fuddled 2. unsteady, askew < a tipsy angle > • tipsily … New Collegiate Dictionary
tipsy — tipsily, adv. tipsiness, n. /tip see/, adj., 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. [1570 80; TIP2 or obs. tip… … Universalium
tipsy — adjective (tipsier, tipsiest) slightly drunk. Derivatives tipsily adverb tipsiness noun Origin C16: from the verb tip2 + sy … English new terms dictionary
tipsy — UK [ˈtɪpsɪ] / US adjective Word forms tipsy : adjective tipsy comparative tipsier superlative tipsiest informal slightly drunk … English dictionary
tipsy — I. /ˈtɪpsi / (say tipsee) adjective (tipsier, tipsiest) 1. slightly intoxicated. 2. characterised by or due to intoxication: a tipsy lurch. 3. tipping, unsteady, or tilted, as if from intoxication. {apparently from tip2 in obsolete sense of… …
tipsily — tipsy ► ADJECTIVE (tipsier, tipsiest) ▪ slightly drunk. DERIVATIVES tipsily adverb tipsiness noun. ORIGIN from TIP(Cf. ↑tipped) … English terms dictionary
tipsiness — tipsy ► ADJECTIVE (tipsier, tipsiest) ▪ slightly drunk. DERIVATIVES tipsily adverb tipsiness noun. ORIGIN from TIP(Cf. ↑tipped) … English terms dictionary
