Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being tipsy; partial intoxication; inebriation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being tipsy.
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- noun The property of being
tipsy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
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Examples
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In the midst of my tipsiness, I felt someone looking at me.
It Happened to Me: I Told My Boyfriend I Was Born a Boy 2011
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Besides, as luck would have it, Fortini, always the cold one, always the tireless - wristed, always sure and long, as report had it, in going about such tipsiness, on this night elected too the quick and brilliant.
Chapter 11 2010
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Drunkenness is a disgrace in Italy, and even tipsiness deemed embarrassing.
The Dry Character of Italian Social Life Francis X. Rocca 2011
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In his journal, he had documented the various stages from the first buzz, through tipsiness, to complete inebriation.
The Typewriter Is Holy Bill Morgan 2010
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In his journal, he had documented the various stages from the first buzz, through tipsiness, to complete inebriation.
The Typewriter Is Holy Bill Morgan 2010
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By making sobriety seem just as enjoyable as tipsiness, it makes responsible choices look cool.
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After awhile they recovered from their tipsiness and were aware of having fallen into a grave dilemma, but knew not by what device to extricate themselves.
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So eat at the party, but do not let your holiday tipsiness allow you to binge.
Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent: How To Survive A Holiday Hangover 2008
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But the old “bear” was by no means inclined to put off the long-expected battle; he was too well prepared to turn his tipsiness to good account.
Two Poets 2007
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But the old “bear” was by no means inclined to put off the long-expected battle; he was too well prepared to turn his tipsiness to good account.
Two Poets 2007
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