tipsy

Etymology

From tips + -y. Compare artsy, folksy, and sudsy.

adj

  1. (informal, slang) Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.
    I was too tipsy to protest. 2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 41
  2. (metonymically) Unsteady, askew.
  3. (cooking, informal) Containing alcohol.
    tipsy apple pie

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