tipsy
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈtɪpsi/
:
inestable
- We thought this would be a nice little throwback to when we I think it's time for a little bit of a tips cast, right, Tips cast, not your own cast tipsy cast.
Examples
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After just one glass of wine, she felt tipsy and started giggling uncontrollably.
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I'm Wolf Spritzer, and this is the tipsy Asian room.
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Because last week was tipsy and games and I was like, what?
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Day was both pleasantly full and slightly tipsy.
Fiction book (1999) -
If i were running an auction, I wouldn't want to get somebody tipsy So i can get their money.
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She steers her tipsy shopping cart.
Fiction book (1997) -
But the winding streets and wooden houses crammed in crooked rows reminded Caroline of the tipsy block villages her classes built.
Fiction book (1996) -
The tipsy waiter stumbled slightly as he carried the tray of drinks.
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As the party continued, he became tipsy, occasionally leaning against the wall for support.
Synonyms
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2.1
Not steady and trembling, often from fear, cold, or tiredness
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3.6
Unsteady and likely to move from side to side
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3.3
Not firm or balanced and likely to fall
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7.5
Unsteady and likely to fall over easily
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7.7
Not steady or straight and likely to wobble
3
6.1
With too much weight at the top, it may fall or feel unsteady
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8.4
Unsteady and shaky because of weakness or old age
Shaky and likely to fall over when you touch it
Is not steady and likely to fall or roll
A thing that leans to one side and does not stand straight
Not steady in your body or feelings
Antonyms
Compounds
- UK
A sponge cake soaked in wine or sherry and decorated with almonds and candied fruit
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Etymology
Tipsy comes from the word tip meaning 'to tilt', so something 'tipsy' can easily lean or fall and is 'slightly unsteady'.