tipsy
Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beveragesSlightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.
» Tom seemed to be a little tipsy.
Том, здавалося, був трохи напідпитку.
Meaning
3 senses(informal, slang)Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.
angeheitert, beschwipst, betütert
подвы́пившийpodvýpivšij
п'яне́нькийpʺjanénʹkyj
Unsteady, askew.
(informal)Containing alcohol.
tipsy apple pie
- unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated
- slightly intoxicated
Examples
53 sentencesTom seemed to be a little tipsy.
Том, здавалося, був трохи напідпитку.
I'm a little tipsy.
Я трохи напідпитку.
deIch bin leicht angetrunken.
I'm already a bit tipsy.
Я вже трохи сп'янів.
ruЯ уже немного навеселе.
deIch bin bereits etwas beschwipst.
Tom was a bit tipsy.
Том був трохи напідпитку.
ruТом был слегка подшофе.
Tom is tipsy.
Том під мухою.
ruТом под мухой.
deTom hat einen im Tee.
Translations
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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, tipsiestSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
4 patterns- a little tipsy
- a bit tipsy
- bit tipsy
- little tipsy