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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Drunkenness is a disgrace in Italy, and even tipsiness deemed embarrassing.

    The Dry Character of Italian Social Life Francis X. Rocca 2011

  • 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

  • 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

  • By making sobriety seem just as enjoyable as tipsiness, it makes responsible choices look cool.

    Mark Blankenship: Heineken Is Just Our Friend (VIDEO) 2009

  • 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.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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