tiddly
A bit sozzled
Tiddly has two distinct meanings in British English.
It can mean slightly drunk—pleasantly tipsy rather than falling-down intoxicated: We got a bit tiddly on champagne.
Separately, tiddly means very small or insignificant: a tiddly portion, some tiddly little village.
Both uses are informal and characteristically British.
Impaired by alcohol
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- intoxicatedAffected by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- sloshedVery intoxicated
merry · inebriated · squiffy · wobbly · lightheaded · giggly · flushed · woozy
Limited in size
minute · itty-bitty · teensy · pint-sized · pocket-sized · titchy · weeny · compact
Game of flipped discs
- counterFlat service surface
- discFlat circular object
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- flickBrief, sharp motion
cup · pot · wink · parlor · tabletop · childhood · nursery · Victorian
Lacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- triflingOf no real importance
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
paltry · petty · piddling · fiddling · footling · picayune · nugatory · insignificant
drunk
Impaired by alcohol
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- intoxicatedAffected by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
sloshed · merry · inebriated · squiffy · wobbly · lightheaded · giggly · flushed · woozy · unsteady
small
Limited in size
teeny · minute · itty-bitty · teensy · pint-sized · pocket-sized · titchy · weeny · compact · miniature
tiddlywinks
Game of flipped discs
flick · cup · pot · wink · parlor · tabletop · childhood · nursery · Victorian · plastic
unimportant
Lacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- triflingOf no real importance
- negligibleToo small to consider
inconsequential · paltry · petty · piddling · fiddling · footling · picayune · nugatory · insignificant · frivolous