swipey en · ADJ
Etymology
From swipe + -y; see swipe (“inferior beer”).
Meanings
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(dated, slang) Drunk; tipsy.
"Lord, I've an 'eadache on me!" said he. "I believe I was a bit swipey last night."
1894, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 11, in The Ebb-Tide:"I've brought home Mr. Chuzzlewit. He ain't ill. He's only a little swipey, you know." Mr. Bailey reeled in his boots, to express intoxication.
1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, chapter 28, in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more swipey | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most swipey | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |