tipsily
1
6.1
- adverb
- /ˈtɪp.sɪ.li/
- Informal
:
de manera tambaleante
- Tipsily nostalgic, Tony clung silently to the wheel.
Examples
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They sang tipsily around the campfire, enjoying the warmth and each other's company.
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"I love them all quite dearly," Xglotl declared tipsily, "old and young, male and female, the right-handed and the lefties equally."
Fiction book (2002) -
A middle-aged woman walks in, bumps tipsily into the dresser, sits on the edge of the bed, looks at her daughter, and cries quietly.
Fiction book (2002) -
That's what money and clout can do, thought Sally tipsily, and Beth reached out a restraining hand to prevent her chair from toppling backward.
Fiction book (1995) -
Head cocked tipsily, she contemplates the nibbled bone, and she's humming a broken, toneless tune.
Fiction book (1991) -
She swayed tipsily as she walked back from the party, laughing with her friends.
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After a few drinks, he smiled tipsily and tried to tell a joke that nobody understood.
Synonyms
7
5.0
In a way that shows a person is not steady after drinking too much alcohol
7
3.9
In a way that is not steady or balanced
2
6.1
In a way that shows silly excitement and feeling dizzy
1
3.2
In a way that makes you feel unsteady and as if the room is turning
1
7.3
In a way that feels dizzy and unsteady
1
7.0
Move or speak in an awkward, unsteady way as if about to fall
In a drunk and foolish way
In a dizzy, unsteady way as if about to faint
Antonyms
How Drunk
7
5.0
- Informal
1
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tipsily comes from tipsy, which likely comes from tip meaning 'to tilt' or 'lean'. So to act tipsily is to be 'a little drunk and unsteady'.