Tiddly and Temperate

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Tiddly adjective - Being under the influence of alcohol.

Usage example: after sampling the single malts at several Scottish distilleries, by day's end we were definitely a little tiddly

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Temperate is an antonym for tiddly.

Nearby Word: tiddler

Temperate adjective - Avoiding extremes in behavior or expression.

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Tiddly is an antonym for temperate.

Nearby Word: temper

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