tiddly

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tiddly

(ˈtɪdlɪ)

adj, -dlier or -dliest

Brit small; tiny

[C19: childish variant of little]

tiddly

(ˈtɪdlɪ)

adj, -dlier or -dliest

slang chiefly Brit slightly drunk

[C19 (meaning: a drink): of unknown origin]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tid•dly

(ˈtɪd li)

adj.

Brit. Slang. tipsy.

[1885–90; orig. uncertain]

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Adj.

tiddly - slightly intoxicated

tipsy, potty

drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

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tiddly

[ˈtɪdlɪ] ADJ (tiddlier (compar) (tiddliest (superl))) (Brit)

1. (= drunk) → alegre, achispado, tomado (LAm)

2. (= tiny) → pequeñito, pequeñín

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tiddly

[ˈtɪdli] adj (British)

(= tipsy) → éméché(e)

(= tiny) → minuscule

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tiddly

adj (+er) (Brit inf)

(= tiny) → winzig, klitzeklein (inf); a tiddly little scratch → ein klitzekleiner (inf) → or winzig kleiner Kratzer

(= tipsy) → angesäuselt (inf), → beschwipst; she gets tiddly on half a glass of sherry → sie bekommt von einem halben Glas Sherry schon einen Schwips

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tiddly

[ˈtɪdlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) (drunk) → brillo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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