English-Thai Dictionary

tipsy

ADJ เมา  มึน  งง  มึนเมา  drunk mao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TIPSY

a.[from tipple. ] Fuddled; overpowered with strong drink; intoxicated.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tipsy

tip sy |ˈtipsē ˈtɪpsi | ▶adjective ( tipsier, tipsiest ) slightly drunk. DERIVATIVES tip si ly |-səlē |adverb, tip si ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from the verb tip 2 + -sy .

 

tipsy cake

tipsy cake ▶noun Brit. a sponge cake saturated with wine or spirits, typically served with custard.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tipsy

tipsy |ˈtɪpsi | ▶adjective ( tipsier, tipsiest ) slightly drunk: tipsy revellers. DERIVATIVES tipsily adverb, tipsiness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from the verb tip 2 + -sy .

 

tipsy cake

tipsy cake ▶noun Brit. a sponge cake saturated with wine or spirits, typically served with custard.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tipsy

tipsy adjective you're too tipsy to be driving home: merry, half-drunk, lightheaded, woozy, mellow, slightly drunk, lubricated. ANTONYMS sober. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See drunk . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tipsy

tipsy adjective Alison had probably been drinking on the plane and was already a bit tipsy: merry, mellow, slightly drunk; Brit. informal tiddly, squiffy. ANTONYMS sober.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tipsy

tip sy /tɪ́psi /形容詞 ｟くだけて ｠1 ほろ酔いの (→drunk ).2 足取りのあやしい ; 〈物が 〉倒れそうな ▸ a tipsy lurch 千鳥足 ～́ c à ke ティプシーケーキ 〘ワイン入りのスポンジケーキ 〙.t í p si ly 副詞 t í p si ness 名詞