TIPSY

tipsy. Tipsy, a. almost drunk or fuddled, merry, drunk

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Tip″sy (?), a. [Compar. Tipsier (?); superl. Tipsiest.] [[Akin to tipple; cf. Prov. G. tips drunkenness, betipst drunk, tipsy. See Tipple.]] 1. 1. Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak or foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or completely drunk; fuddled; intoxicated.
2. 2. Staggering, as if from intoxication; reeling.
Midnight shout and revelry, Tipsy dance and jollity. Milton.