tipsy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite slightly intoxicated
    potty; tiddly.
  2. adjective satellite unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated
    • a tipsy boat

WordNet

Tip"sy adjective
Etymology
Akin to tipple; cf. Prov. G. tips drunkenness, betipst drunk, tipsy. See Tipple.
Wordforms
comparative Tipsier ; superlative Tipsiest
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913