From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtipsytip‧sy /ˈtɪpsi/ adjective informal MIDRUNKslightly drunk —tipsily adverb —tipsiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
tipsy• After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.• Reason I ask, Mr Rasmussen says you seemed a wee bit tipsy.• We went out to dinner, got a little tipsy, and ended up at my place.• In the play s celebrated central act they get riotously tipsy as they await the nocturnal arrival of the Gallic Romeo.• Vampire hunters need to be a little bit tipsy, he said.• No need to worry about getting tipsy, however.• She wasn't tipsy, just a little high, probably running a fever.• Dave, garrulous, a bit tipsy, was a natural raconteur.Origin tipsy (1500-1600) → TIP22 