Adjective: tipsy (tipsier,tipsiest) tip-see
- Slightly intoxicated
"After two glasses of wine, she felt a bit tipsy";
- tiddly [Brit, informal], squiffy [informal], squiffed [informal], merry [informal], half-cut [Brit, informal]
- Unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated
"a tipsy boat"
Derived forms: tipsier, tipsiest
See also: drunk, gone, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, ripped [informal], skunked [informal], unstable
Encyclopedia: Tipsy