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Definition of Tippy
1. Adjective. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail.
Definition of Tippy
1. Adjective. (obsolete colloquial or slang) Fashionable, tip-top. ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete colloquial or slang absolute with ''the'') In the height of fashion, excellent, cool. ¹
3. Adjective. (colloquial or slang) Clever, neat, smart. ¹
4. Adjective. Of tea, having a large amount of tips, or leaf buds. ¹
5. Noun. (obsolete colloquial or slang) A dandy. ¹
6. Adjective. (Canada US) Tending to tip or tilt over; unstable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tippy
1. unsteady [adj -PIER, -PIEST] - See also: unsteady
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tippy
Literary usage of Tippy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tylney Hall by Thomas Hood (1835)
""To be sure," said the constable; "it's what I've been driving at all along, but
you do n't take — ain'tIa regular deep one — eh, tippy ? let me alone for a ..."
2. Fighting Joe: Or, The Fortunes of a Staff Officer. A Story of the Great by Oliver Optic (1893)
"tippy, THE SCOUT. N the way out of the house, De Banyan whispered a few words in
the ear of Somers, while they were in the darkness of the entry. ..."
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