Meaning

3 senses
  1. (informal, slang)Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.

    angeheitert, beschwipst, betütert

    подвы́пившийpodvýpivšij

    п'яне́нькийpʺjanénʹkyj

  2. Unsteady, askew.

  3. (informal)Containing alcohol.

    tipsy apple pie

More definitions
  • unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated
  • slightly intoxicated

Examples

53 sentences
  1. Tom seemed to be a little tipsy.

    Том, здавалося, був трохи напідпитку.

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  2. I'm a little tipsy.

    Я трохи напідпитку.

    deIch bin leicht angetrunken.

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  3. I'm already a bit tipsy.

    Я вже трохи сп'янів.

    ruЯ уже немного навеселе.

    deIch bin bereits etwas beschwipst.

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  4. Tom was a bit tipsy.

    Том був трохи напідпитку.

    ruТом был слегка подшофе.

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  5. Tom is tipsy.

    Том під мухою.

    ruТом под мухой.

    deTom hat einen im Tee.

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Translations

8 languages
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

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

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

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Forms

tipsier, tipsiest
Comparativetipsier Lesson
Superlativetipsiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
slightly drunk:buzzed
unsteady:off-kilter
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • a little tipsy
  • a bit tipsy
  • bit tipsy
  • little tipsy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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