Category:Tipsy

Tip"sy, a. [compar. Tipsier; superl. Tipsiest.] Etym: [akin to Tipple; cf. Prov. G. tips drunkenness, betipst drunk, tipsy. See Tipple.]

1. Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak or Foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or completely drunk; fuddled; Intoxicated.

2. Staggering, as if from intoxication; reeling. Midnight shout and revelry, tipsy dance and jollity. Milton.