tipsy

• Décrit une personne légèrement ivre, souvent dans un état joyeux ou instable.

Describes a person who is slightly drunk, often in a cheerful or unsteady manner.

1. Slightly drunkB1informal

   Mildly affected by alcohol; slightly intoxicated.

   ivre

   • After two glasses of wine, she felt a little tipsy.
   • He was tipsy but still able to walk straight.
   • They got tipsy at the party and started laughing at everything.

   Synonymeselevatedmellowmerrysquiffywoozy

   Antonymessober

2. Unsteady or wobblyB2informal

   Unstable and likely to tip over, as if affected by alcohol.

   Chancelant, instable

   • The old table was tipsy and wobbled when touched.
   • The stack of books was tipsy and nearly fell over.
   • She walked with a tipsy gait after spinning around.

   Synonymesprecariousrockyshakytotteryunsteadywobbly

   Antonymesstablesteady