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TIPPY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tippy mean?
• TIPPY (adjective)
The adjective TIPPY has 1 sense:
1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Familiarity information: TIPPY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: tippier
Superlative: tippiest
Superlative: tippiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Synonyms:
Similar:
unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)
Domain category:
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
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