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