Trippingly

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

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

  • trippingly — See tripping. * * * …   Universalium

  • trippingly — trip·ping·ly …   English syllables

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

  • tripping — 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] * * * …   Universalium

  • Velocity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Velocity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 velocity velocity speed celerity Sgm: N 1 swiftness swiftness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rapidity rapidity eagle speed Sgm: N 1 expedition expedition …   English dictionary for students

  • Loquacity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Loquacity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 loquacity loquacity loquaciousness Sgm: N 1 talkativeness talkativeness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 garrulity garrulity Sgm: N 1 multiloquence multiloquence much speaking GRP …   English dictionary for students

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

  • Fernando Sancho — (January 7, 1916 – July 31, 1990) was a Spanish actor. Sancho was born in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain, and died in Madrid after surgery.He was often typecast as a Mexican bandit in paella and spaghetti westerns, including The Big Gundown (directed by …   Wikipedia

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