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
The crowd was young, tipsy, and overwhelmingly Australian, especially at fratty-sounding spots like Freddy’s and Wild Bill’s.
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
Even Stacey and Florian noticed that Darcey was getting tipsy.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Things only get worse when, after the guests go to bed, a tipsy Solène does cheerleading stunts with Damo by the Jacuzzi instead of working.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
The job is a ball, interactions take strategy, tipsy men are the obstacles — and obviously, the tips are the prize.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
Even Stacey and Florian noticed that Darcey was getting tipsy.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Things only get worse when, after the guests go to bed, a tipsy Solène does cheerleading stunts with Damo by the Jacuzzi instead of working.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
The job is a ball, interactions take strategy, tipsy men are the obstacles — and obviously, the tips are the prize.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipsy
Adjective
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Reading Cassandra’s voice is like reading The Bell Jar’s Esther if Esther were drunk on brandy half the time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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As thousands of medical caregivers walked off the job Monday in what became the largest nurses’ strike in New York City history, officials at a major hospital accused the nurses’ union of making unreasonable demands — including protections for nurses who come to work drunk or high.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The play saw the actors star as two strangers who have a drunken one-night stand after meeting at a wedding.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Arizona is home to some of the nation's strictest laws on drunken driving.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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