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. — deniko
I'm a little tipsy.
Я трохи напідпитку. — deniko
deIch bin leicht angetrunken. — Luiaard
I'm already a bit tipsy.
Я вже трохи сп'янів. — deniko
ruЯ уже немного навеселе. — odexed
deIch bin bereits etwas beschwipst. — wolfgangth
Tom was a bit tipsy.
Том був трохи напідпитку. — deniko
ruТом был слегка подшофе. — marafon
Tom is tipsy.
Том під мухою. — deniko
ruТом под мухой. — marafon
deTom hat einen im Tee. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From tips + -y. Compare artsy, folksy, and sudsy.From tips + -y. Compare artsy, folksy, and sudsy.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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