Tripsome

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised or marked by tripping (light stepping); light-footed; nimble archaic

    "Not prurient Mars, / Pointing his toe through ten celestial bars — / Not young Apollo, beamily array'd / In tripsome guise for Juno's masquerade — / Not smartest Hermes, with his pinion girth, [...]"

Synonyms

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cursoryprecipitantspeedyzippy

Example

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"Not prurient Mars, / Pointing his toe through ten celestial bars — / Not young Apollo, beamily array'd / In tripsome guise for Juno's masquerade — / Not smartest Hermes, with his pinion girth, [...]"

Etymology

From trip + -some.

Related phrases

light footed

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