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单词 tipsy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tip•sy /ˈtɪpsi/USA pronunciation   adj., -si•er, -si•est. 
  1. slightly intoxicated:tipsy after that three-martini lunch.
  2. caused by being slightly intoxicated:a tipsy lurch.
tip•si•ly /ˈtɪpsəli/USA pronunciation  adv. 
tip•si•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tip•sy  (tipsē),USA pronunciation adj., -si•er, -si•est. 
  1. slightly intoxicated or drunk.
  2. characterized by or due to intoxication:a tipsy lurch.
  3. tipping, unsteady, or tilted, as if from intoxication.
  • tip2 or obsolete tip strong drink (perh. back formation from tipple1) + -sy. Compare obsolete bumpsy in same sense 1570–80
tipsi•ly, adv. 
tipsi•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tipsy /ˈtɪpsɪ/ adj ( -sier, -siest)
  1. slightly drunk
  2. slightly tilted or tipped; askew
Etymology: 16th Century: from tip²

ˈtipsily adv ˈtipsiness n
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