TRIPPINGLY

lightsomely, trippingly

(adverb) moving with quick light steps; “she walked lightsomely down the long staircase”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

trippingly (comparative more trippingly, superlative most trippingly)

In a tripping manner, or while tripping

Source: Wiktionary


Trip"ping*ly, adv.

Definition: In a tripping manner; with a light, nimble, quick step; with agility; nimbly. Sing, and dance it trippingly. Shak. Speak the speech . . . trippingly on the tongue. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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