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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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