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Webster 1913 Edition


Trippingly

Trip′ping-ly

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

Webster 1828 Edition


Trippingly

TRIP'PINGLY

,
adv.
Nimbly; with a light nimble quick step; with agility.
Sing and dance it trippingly.
Speak the speech trippingly on the tongue.

Definition 2024


trippingly

trippingly

English

Adverb

trippingly (comparative more trippingly, superlative most trippingly)

  1. In a tripping manner, or while tripping
    The drunk stumbled trippingly down the street.
    • Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
      By the dead and drowsy fire / Every elf and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier, / And this ditty after me / Sing, and dance it trippingly.