trippingly

  • 1Trippingly — Trip ping*ly, adv. In a tripping manner; with a light, nimble, quick step; with agility; nimbly. [1913 Webster] Sing, and dance it trippingly. Shak. [1913 Webster] Speak the speech . . . trippingly on the tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2trippingly — adverb Date: 15th century in a nimble or lively manner < the new name…may not roll trippingly off the tongue P. B. Carroll > …

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  • 3trippingly — adverb In a tripping manner, or while tripping The drunk stumbled trippingly down the street …

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  • 4trippingly — See tripping. * * * …

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  • 5trippingly — trip·ping·ly …

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  • 6trippingly — adverb moving with quick light steps she walked lightsomely down the long staircase • Syn: ↑lightsomely • Derived from adjective: ↑tripping, ↑lightsome (for: ↑lightsomely) …

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  • 7tripping — trippingly, adv. /trip ing/, adj. 1. light and quick, as a step or pace. 2. proceeding with a light, easy movement or rhythm. [1555 65; TRIP1 + ING2] * * * …

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  • 8Velocity — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Velocity &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 velocity velocity speed celerity Sgm: N 1 swiftness swiftness &c. &GT;Adj. Sgm: N 1 rapidity rapidity eagle speed Sgm: N 1 expedition expedition …

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  • 9Loquacity — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Loquacity &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 loquacity loquacity loquaciousness Sgm: N 1 talkativeness talkativeness &c. &GT;Adj. Sgm: N 1 garrulity garrulity Sgm: N 1 multiloquence multiloquence much speaking GRP …

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  • 10lightsomely — adverb 1. moving with quick light steps she walked lightsomely down the long staircase • Syn: ↑trippingly • Derived from adjective: ↑tripping (for: ↑trippingly), ↑lightsome 2 …

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