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View synonyms for light-footed
light-footed
[ lahyt-foot-id ]
adjective
- stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
light-footed
adjective
- having a light or nimble tread
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Derived Forms
- ˌlight-ˈfootedness, noun
- ˌlight-ˈfootedly, adverb
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Other Words From
- light-footed·ly adverb
- light-footed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of light-footed1
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
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Example Sentences
Away ran the light-footed girl, ever ready to render a service to the old man, and to shield Gilbert from blame.
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They are all over, but so silent and light-footed are they that it is difficult to believe them to be anything but shadows.
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Kilmeny strode after the Cornishmen with the light-footed step of a night nurse.
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At sundown he went skipping down the mountain again with his light-footed animals.
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A bell was rung at certain hours to collect the light-footed tribe to their meals.
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