ATIPTOE


Meaning of ATIPTOE in English

/euh tip"toh'/ , adv. , adj.

1. standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).

2. eagerly expectant, as anticipating a desired event or arrival: waiting atiptoe for the mail.

3. moving with caution or stealth, as avoiding calling attention to one's presence: She walked atiptoe through the sleeping house.

[ 1570-80; A- 1 + TIPTOE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .