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TIPSY

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected forms: tipsier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, tipsiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: tipsier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: tipsiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Slightly intoxicatedplay

Synonyms:

potty; tiddly; tipsy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

drunk; gone; inebriated; intoxicated; ripped (stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol))

Derivation:

tipsiness (a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicatedplay

Example:

a tipsy boat

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)

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