trippingly
adverb
trip·ping·ly
ˈtri-piŋ-lē 
: in a nimble or lively manner
the new name … may not 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, 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, 14 July 2017
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Stephen Gandel, The Seattle Times, 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, 14 July 2017
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“Trippingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trippingly. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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trippingly
adverb
trip·ping·ly
ˈtrip-iŋ-lē
: in a quick and lively manner
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