as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
our uncle had too much to drink at the wedding and got a little tipsy
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Recent Examples of tipsy
One day, the resort hosts a grand festival and the younger daughter, slightly tipsy, boards her family’s yacht and sails out, before waking up the next morning and finding the prince onboard.
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
Darkly tipsy aromas that include rum, fruit cake, maraschino cherries, slight petrol and carrot cake.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
An arrangement by Thomas Adès of Conlon Nancarrow’s Study No. 6, one of his ingenious player-piano exercises, somehow transformed complex rhythmic layerings into a blithe, tipsy rumba.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The crowd is diverse, ranging from tipsy college students to international visitors.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
Darkly tipsy aromas that include rum, fruit cake, maraschino cherries, slight petrol and carrot cake.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
An arrangement by Thomas Adès of Conlon Nancarrow’s Study No. 6, one of his ingenious player-piano exercises, somehow transformed complex rhythmic layerings into a blithe, tipsy rumba.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The crowd is diverse, ranging from tipsy college students to international visitors.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipsy
Adjective
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Before going to bed, Nathan explicitly tells him not to let the completely drunk guests swim in the ocean.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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This game is beyond fall down drunk.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Welcome back to everyone’s favorite drunken advice column.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The intense coddling and dysfunction within the family come to a head at the end of the show opener when a drunken Paul crashes a boat, killing his best friend’s girlfriend, Mallory (Madeline Popovich), and injuring all on board.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This was followed by the fried ravioli, which hit a spot that only a sufficiently greasy small plate can.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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LaSyl Natural Cooking Oil Solidifier While fried foods are one of the world’s finest creations, making them at home is really a chore.—
Lauren Silbert,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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