tipsy

adjective

tip·​sy ˈtip-sē 

tipsier; tipsiest

1

: unsteady, staggering, or foolish from the effects of liquor : fuddled

2

: unsteady, askew

a tipsy angle

tipsily

ˈtip-sə-lē 

adverb

tipsiness

ˈtip-sē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• besotted
• blasted [slang]
• blind
• blitzed [slang]
• blotto [slang]
• bombed
• boozy
• canned [slang]
• cockeyed
• crocked
• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• gassed
• hammered [slang]
• high
• impaired
• inebriate
• inebriated
• intoxicated
• juiced [slang]
• lit
• lit up
• loaded [slang]
• looped
• oiled [slang]
• pickled
• pie-eyed
• plastered
• potted [slang]
• ripped [slang]
• sloshed [slang]
• smashed [slang]
• sottish
• soused
• sozzled
• squiffed
• squiffy
• stewed
• stiff
• stinking [slang]
• stoned
• tanked [slang]
• tiddly [chiefly British]
• tight
• wasted [slang]
• wet
• wiped out [slang]

Examples of tipsy in a Sentence

I got a little tipsy at the party last night.

our uncle had too much to drink at the wedding and got a little tipsy

Recent Examples on the Web

The place feels a lot like a happy, tipsy, rainbow-America tourist trap. —Brock Colyar, Curbed, 20 June 2024

Aslin Summer Games at Aslin Beer Company The same weekend the Olympics kick off in Paris, teams of tipsy contestants in Washington can compete for something even better than the gold: Aslin gift cards, trophies and bragging rights. —Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 25 July 2024

Candles are lit, music is playing, and J. and I are tipsy and happy. —R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2024

JoJo Siwa rang in her 21st birthday with a tipsy day at Disney. —Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

tip entry 1 + -sy (as in tricksy)

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

tipsy

adjective

tip·​sy ˈtip-sē 

tipsier; tipsiest

: unsteady or foolish from drinking