as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
our uncle had too much to drink at the wedding and got a little tipsy
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Recent Examples of tipsy
The crowd was young, tipsy, and overwhelmingly Australian, especially at fratty-sounding spots like Freddy’s and Wild Bill’s.
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
Even Stacey and Florian noticed that Darcey was getting tipsy.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Things only get worse when, after the guests go to bed, a tipsy Solène does cheerleading stunts with Damo by the Jacuzzi instead of working.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
The job is a ball, interactions take strategy, tipsy men are the obstacles — and obviously, the tips are the prize.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Kelly cited a string of events in which Hegseth allegedly appeared drunk with his staff.—
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Perry shared in the book that Aniston was the first costar to confront him about his addiction despite him never having been drunk on set.—
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The play saw the actors star as two strangers who have a drunken one-night stand after meeting at a wedding.—
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Arizona is home to some of the nation's strictest laws on drunken driving.—
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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