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TIPSINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
Synonyms:
drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; insobriety; intoxication; tipsiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tipsiness" is a kind of...):
temporary state (a state that continues for a limited time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tipsiness"):
grogginess (a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol)
sottishness (stupefaction from drink)
Derivation:
tipsy (slightly intoxicated)
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