trippingly

English

Etymology

From Middle English tryppingly; equivalent to tripping +‎ -ly

Adverb

trippingly (comparative more trippingly, superlative most trippingly)

1. In a tripping manner, or while tripping

   The drunk stumbled trippingly down the street.

   • 1595-96, Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

     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.