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
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.
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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
Everyone else is too tipsy, and Ubering is so unsafe.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Most of the arcades are open late into the evening as well, making for a quite fun after-dinner, slightly tipsy escapade.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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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
Everyone else is too tipsy, and Ubering is so unsafe.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Most of the arcades are open late into the evening as well, making for a quite fun after-dinner, slightly tipsy escapade.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipsy
Adjective
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The injured man told them his wife had fired around 10 shots at him while drunk, Mansfield police said in a news release Friday.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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There was a stronger dislike of issues such as getting drunk on a flight or letting children play in the aisle, with 82 and 86 percent disapproval ratings respectively.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Some were inflicted on drunken patients who slipped on the ice.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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Prosecutors say the 45-year-old Massachusetts woman struck O’Keefe with her car in a fit of drunken rage and left him to die outside the home of another Boston cop during a massive snowstorm in January 2022.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Take a seat in one of the classic blue booths and order up a plate of fried chicken, pork chops or even a burger.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2025
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From cutting out things in his diet such as fried food to putting a big focus on his flexibility this offseason by stretching in his garage every night for at least an hour, the intention from Guyton has been clear going into year two.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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