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• (tipsiness)- (tipsy) slightly intoxicated or drunk, ( ; ;
Holy Experience;
); How can I be patient in the tipsiness of this domestic chaos? —
• (drunkenness)- intoxication, ( ); The cholera has laid bare the secrets
of drunkenness, all over Europe. — A Residence in France;
• (decant)- to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the
sediment, ( ); Let settle the precipitate, decant, and wash in several
changes of water. — Photographic Reproduction Processes;
staid = sedate = solemn = somber = sober {drab} = grave > gravity = solemnity
• (staid)- of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious, ( ;
; ); Last night's Lee vs. Kryzan debate was pretty staid,
which is to say boring. — Buffalo Pundit;
• (sedate)- calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement,
( ; ); The ordinary vivacity of childhood forsook me; I became
quiet, sedate, and thoughtful. — The Caxtons — Complete;
• (solemn)- grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or
mood, ( );
• marked or observed with religious rites; having a religious character, (
); Earlier we told you that Limbaugh - in
what he called a solemn tribute - honored the late Gordon Dancy;
• (somber)- gloomy, depressing, or dismal, ( ; ; ;
); All were somber, watching him, knowing what had to be, knowing
this was his parting with his most loyal friend. — Split Infinity;
• (sober)- marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor,
speech, etc., ( ; ; ; ; ); He has been
described as a sober, earnest, eloquent, sometimes shrewd and witty but very
absent-minded, scholar whose "beautiful and even eloquent language led
many to an admiration and love for sciences."—The University of Michigan;
• not intoxicated or drunk, ( ; );
• (drab)- dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc, ( ; ;
); I left the shop feeling dowdy and drab, and mildly apprehensive.
— A Monstrous Regiment of Women - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 02;
• having the color drab,( );
• a low, sluttish woman, ( , );
• (grave)- serious or solemn; sober, ( ; ; ); Silent as a grave