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tripsome, a.|ˈtrɪpsəm| [f. trip n.1 or v. + -some.] Characterized by tripping; nimble. Hence ˈtripsomely adv.
1819Blackw. Mag. V. 401 The shortened notes more tripsomely tipped over than in the modern airs. 1846Mrs. Gore Eng. Char. (1852) 52 He beholds the tripsome feet of Lady Clementina flit by him. 1847― Castles in Air xvi, An elf-like pigmy..walking tripsomely by my side. 1890Sat. Rev. 13 Dec. 688/2 Sprightly style and tripsome metre. |