tripsomeadj.
/ˈtrɪpsəm/ Characterized by tripping; nimble.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > light-footed
lightOE
light-footeda1425
lightfoot1440
feather-footed1565
tripping1567
nimble-footed1592
soft-foot1598
light-heeled1600
soft-footed1603
soft-footed1607
nimble-heeled1656
quick-foot1658
feather-heeleda1674
tickle-heeled1740
nimble-stepping1832
tripsome1846
twinkle-toed1960
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > moving lightly and quickly
winged1616
volant1650
airy1664
whisky1782
tripping1807
tripsome1890
1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. I. 119 He beholds the tripsome feet of Lady Clementina flit by him.
1890 Sat. Rev. 13 Dec. 688/2 Sprightly style and tripsome metre.
Derivatives
ˈtripsomely adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > lightly
trippingly1600
tripsomely1819
lightfootedly1887
society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > for other expression
grave1683
cantabile1724
maestoso1724
staccato1724
legato1740
soavemente1740
tenuto1762
amoroso?1765
spiritoso1767
pomposo1786
scherzando1786
strepitoso1801
grazioso1806
mesto1806
risoluto1817
tripsomely1819
alla marcia1823
energico1824
flautando1825
giocoso1828
grandioso1829
religioso1829
largamente1837
marcato1840
flautato1842
leggiero1851
tranquillo1854
appassionato1857
lamentoso1876
misterioso1876
parlando1876
pesante1876
scherzandissimo1876
affettuoso1879
arioso1879
quasi parlato1908
martellato1928
agitato1944
soave1959
1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 5 401 The shortened notes more tripsomely tipped over than in the modern airs.
1847 C. G. F. Gore Castles in Air xvi An elf-like pigmy..walking tripsomely by my side.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
<
adj.1819