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
Kylie’s friends were seemingly tipsy and hungry and arguing over a bag of The Good Crisp Company Original Potato Chips, Crinkle Cut.
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Olympic broadcaster Danika Mason has issued an apology for being tipsy on air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Last year, another European city implemented a ban in an attempt to curb tipsy tourists.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Olympic broadcaster Danika Mason has issued an apology for being tipsy on air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Last year, another European city implemented a ban in an attempt to curb tipsy tourists.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipsy
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The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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At the time of the crash, Alexander’s license had been revoked since March 2021 after a drunken driving conviction in Wisconsin, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
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Scott Quigley, was allegedly involved in a fatal drunken cruiser crash in 2023.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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