tippy

adjective

tip·​py ˈti-pē How to pronounce tippy (audio)
tippier; tippiest
: liable to tip
a tippy boat

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The wall was just low enough to allow Betts to stand on his tippy toes as Capobianco held Betts’ left arm up and over the wall; and Peters – by virtue of dumb luck – did not injure Betts’ right hand, wrist, or arm. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 At the tippy top of Sheridan Road, Lake Bluff is like a small, charming town on the East Coast. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024 In Kay Thompson’s famed 1950s book series, the famed blonde character lived in a room on the tippy top floor of the Plaza in New York with her pug, Weenie, and pet turtle, Skipperdee. Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024 Paired with the haptic feedback of the controller, which vibrates in tandem with each tippy tappy step and hefty blow, Astro’s character model feels tangible and heavy with real-world weight. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tippy 

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tippy was in 1886

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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tippy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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