tipsy

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tipsy

The small boat looks tipsy on the choppy water.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Slightly intoxicated; mildly drunk: Describes a state of having consumed enough alcohol to feel relaxed and somewhat unsteady, but not fully drunk.
    • Unsteady or tilting as if drunk: Used figuratively to describe something that is unstable or leaning, reminiscent of a drunk person's unsteadiness.
Usage Examples
  • Describing a person:
    • After two glasses of wine, she felt pleasantly tipsy.
    • He was a bit tipsy and started telling funny stories.
  • Describing an object (figurative):
    • The old, tipsy table wobbled whenever we put a glass on it.
    • The boat felt tipsy in the rough water.
Advanced Usage
  • "to get tipsy": to become slightly intoxicated.
    • They got a little tipsy at the office party.
  • "to make someone tipsy": to cause someone to become slightly intoxicated.
    • That strong cocktail is enough to make anyone tipsy.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tipsily (adverb): in a slightly drunk or unsteady manner.
    • He walked tipsily out of the bar.
  • Tipsiness (noun): the state of being tipsy.
    • A feeling of warm tipsiness spread through her.
Synonyms
  • Buzzed (informal): mildly affected by alcohol.
  • Mellow: pleasantly relaxed, often from alcohol.
  • Woozy: dizzy or unsteady, which can result from drinking.
Antonyms
  • Sober: not affected by alcohol.
  • Steady: firm, balanced, and not shaking.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "On a tipsy turvy": This is a playful, non-standard variation of "topsy-turvy" (meaning upside down or in disorder), sometimes used to humorously imply a state of drunken confusion.
    • After the celebration, the room was left in a tipsy-turvy state.
tipsy

The small boat looks tipsy on the choppy water.

Adjective
  1. unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated
    • a tipsy boat
  2. slightly intoxicated

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