tipsy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.
Unsteady, askew.
Containing alcohol.

tĭpʹsē /ˈtɪp.si/ en-us-tipsy.ogg

tipsy tipsier tipsiest

From tips + -y. Compare artsy, folksy, and sudsy.

merry squiffy precarious tottering wobbly rickety buzzed off-kilter

tipsily tipsiness tipsy cake tipsy key tipsy laird

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