tippy

adjective

Definition of tippynext
as in wobbly

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Recent Examples of tippy For the first time ever my weight now teeters at the tippy, tippy top of that green zone. — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2026 Long-term, do the Bruins have staying power at the tippy top of the sport? — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026 Known as 40 Duke, the locale is nestled in the upper floors of its historic flagship—with only those at the tippy top of Selfridges’s loyalty program gaining full access. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026 But bonds are a lot less risky than today’s tippy toppy S&P 500. — William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tippy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tippy
  1. wobbly
  2. tipsy
  3. rocky
  4. shaky
  5. wonky
  6. precarious
Adjective
  • These spectacular edible creations push the wobbly confection to its limits.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of wobbly
Adjective
  • Scrolling in the back of an Uber on the way to a party, and slightly tipsy, Roth found his way into another live auction.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The breaking of silence in a tipsy twilight, if only for the sake of comical nonsense, can be as blessed as the break of dawn.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of tipsy
Adjective
  • And given their preference for rocky environments over sandy lagoons and the crabs’ reproductive prowess, fishermen and experts alike are skeptical.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Avoid walking through tall grass, rocky areas or other places where snakes might hide, such as wildflower or bluebonnet patches.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of rocky
Adjective
  • The first few series for Marshall were a little shaky, and Kansas led just 6-0 early in the second quarter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Stocks kicked off September on shaky footing as higher oil prices and Treasury yields tested investors' appetite for some of the market's biggest artificial intelligence winners.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaky
Adjective
  • Things are changing in the wonky, weighty world of college accreditation, and in some ways, Georgia is at the center of the national overhaul.
    — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Tigers are breaking in a ton of new players as well as the aforementioned new coaching staff, and the fact that this is at a neutral site in Atlanta makes this game extra wonky.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of wonky
Adjective
  • Putting an anti-death penalty measure on the statewide ballot also could have put Newsom in an precarious political position.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In the ever more precarious world of academia, the neck of the principled luddite crank might be particularly attractive when institutions swing the axe in the next round of layoffs.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of precarious

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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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