trippingly

Adverb

trippingly (comparative more trippingly, superlative most trippingly)

1. In a tripping manner, or while tripping
   • The drunk stumbled trippingly down the street.
   • 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.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
2. In a manner that is lively or fluid.
   • The result follows trippingly from the premise. But adopting the premise requires departing from judicial practice and principle.2021, Edwards v. Vannoy (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19–5807), Justice Kagan dissenting
   • Charlotte Peed, as Miss Prism, also gives a solid performance. Wilde's words come trippingly off her tongue.1988 February 21, Paul Dixon, “Earnest It Is”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 31, page 6