- tipsy tip·sy adj
- ['tɪpsɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl brillo (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
tipsy tip·sy adj
Look at other dictionaries:
tipsy — [tip′sē] adj. tipsier, tipsiest 1. that tips easily; not steady; shaky 2. crooked; awry 3. somewhat drunk; intoxicated enough to be somewhat unsteady, fuddled, etc. SYN. DRUNK tipsily [tip′si lē] adv. tipsiness n … English World dictionary
tipsy — tipsily, adv. tipsiness, n. /tip see/, adj., tipsier, tipsiest. 1. slightly intoxicated or drunk. 2. characterized by or due to intoxication: a tipsy lurch. 3. tipping, unsteady, or tilted, as if from intoxication. [1570 80; TIP2 or obs. tip… … Universalium
tipsy — tip•sy [[t]ˈtɪp si[/t]] adj. si•er, si•est 1) slightly intoxicated 2) caused by intoxication: a tipsy lurch[/ex] 3) unsteady; tippy • Etymology: 1570–80; tip II or obs. tip strong drink + sy tip′si•ly, adv. tip′si•ness, n … From formal English to slang
tipsy — adj. (tipsier, tipsiest) 1 slightly intoxicated. 2 caused by or showing intoxication (a tipsy leer). Phrases and idioms: tipsy cake Brit. a sponge cake soaked in wine or spirits and served with custard. Derivatives: tipsily adv. tipsiness n.… … Useful english dictionary
tipsy — tip|sy [ˈtıpsi] adj informal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: TIP22] slightly drunk >tipsily adv >tipsiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
lazy — (adj.) 1540s, laysy, of unknown origin. Replaced native slack, slothful, and idle as the main word expressing the notion of averse to work. In 19c. thought to be from LAY (Cf. lay) (v.) as tipsy from tip. Skeat is responsible for the prevailing… … Etymology dictionary
