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Definition of Trippingly
1. Adverb. Moving with quick light steps. "She walked lightsomely down the long staircase"
Definition of Trippingly
1. adv. In a tripping manner; with a light, nimble, quick step; with agility; nimbly.
Definition of Trippingly
1. Adverb. In a tripping manner, or while tripping ¹
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Definition of Trippingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trippingly
Literary usage of Trippingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fifth Reader by William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey (1879)
"And this manner is made still more definite by the explanatory word which follows,
viz., " "trippingly" on the tongue." " Tongue " must not be emphasized, ..."
2. Live Language Lessons by Howard Roscoe Driggs (1917)
"to such a speaker. But loud speaking is not what one wants. What does Holmes advise?
and Shakespeare? "Speak clearly"; "speak the speech trippingly. ..."
3. The Indiana School Journal by Indiana State Teachers Association (1878)
"And this manner is made still more definite by the explanatory word which follows,
viz., "trippingly on the tongue." "Tongue" must not be emphasized because ..."
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