tip·py I. \ˈtipē, -pi\adjective Etymology:tip (I) + -y 1.Britain: tiptop, smart, stylish 2.Britain a.: full of tips b.of wool: having an excessive or defective tip II. adjective (-er/-est) Etymology:tip (IV) + -y : given to tipping : liable to tip : unsteady < the ferry had a tippy, untrustworthy feeling — Jean Stafford > < our canoe had … a certain tippy grace — Outlook >