tippy
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˈtɪpi/
:
inestable
- Low, he has to stand on his tippy toes and stretch, reaching up just to touch down!
- tippy boat
- tippy toes
Examples
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The top floor of the building housing the department store is a tower of ivory with a large, friendly sentinel of a cat at its tippy top.
Fiction book (1992) -
This tea is nicknamed "tippy tea" and is highly praised by many experts in the industry.
Blog text (16) -
They're tippy, poorly handling, and often driven by distracted mothers with no respect for the dangers of the road.
Blog text (33) -
Although the rack mount is unquestionably more attractive, I have heard from more than one bike shop that the rack mount can be problematic because that much weight placed high on the back of the bike can make it very tippy.
Blog text (19) -
The canoe was so tippy that I had to balance carefully to avoid falling out.
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When we hit a wave, the small boat felt extremely tippy and unstable.
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He felt nervous sitting on the tippy edge of the dock, worrying he might slip into the water.
Synonyms
80
4.4
Not steady and likely to change, fail, or fall
53
3.3
Not firm or safe and likely to fail
47
7.6
In a dangerous, unstable position likely to fall or fail
36
3.6
Unsteady and likely to move from side to side
16
3.3
Not firm or balanced and likely to fall
9
3.0
Something that moves in an unsteady way with sudden bumps
6
7.7
Not steady or straight and likely to wobble
3
9.1
A boat that easily tips in the water
1
8.9
Likely to lean or tip easily when under sail
1
9.5
A boat that leans easily and feels unstable in the water
1
8.4
Unsteady and shaky because of weakness or old age
1
8.6
Moving in a way that is not steady and hard to control, like a car
1
4.9
Unsteady and likely to fall to one side
Unsteady and likely to fall or tip over
Likely to fall because the top is heavy or unbalanced
Shaky and likely to fall over when you touch it
Is not steady and likely to fall or roll
Likely to wobble or break, like a weak chair
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Etymology
The word tippy comes from the simple word tip, which means 'to lean' or 'to fall to one side'. The ending -y means 'full of' or 'like', so tippy describes something that easily leans or is likely to tip over.