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trippingly

adverb
trip·​ping·​ly | \ ˈtri-piÅ‹-lÄ“ How to pronounce trippingly (audio) \

Definition of trippingly

: in a nimble or lively manner the new name … may not roll trippingly off the tongue— P. B. Carroll
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Examples of trippingly in a Sentence

loves words that roll trippingly off the tongue

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 Then again, maybe $1,000 just rolls trippingly off the tongue and into Trump’s good graces. — Stephen Gandel, The Seattle Times, "Companies’ complex tax questions all somehow have same $1,000 answer," 3 Feb. 2018 One man, whose arrogance and ego lead him trippingly into chaos of his own making, can turn a shining city on the hill into a shadowy, taudry replica of itself. … — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Trump’s children become bigger liabilities for the White House, complicate damage-control efforts," 14 July 2017

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First Known Use of trippingly

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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