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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The woman, who is five-months pregnant, explained on the community forum Mumsnet that she was left looking after her 4-year-old son at a wedding after her husband decided to get drunk at the wedding party.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Malcolm is only getting drunker and more sullen as the reception progresses.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to the exploding festival stage, there’s a drunken bachelorette wreck, plus a jaw-dropping boy-with-the-red-balloon moment involving a little girl and a kite.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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After a drunken night out at Big Belly Burger, Chris and Harcourt stumbled onto a rock cruise fronted by hard rock duo Nelson and ended up sharing a dance and a kiss.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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The whole house smells of fried cheese, or something wonderful has been cooked around here.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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