light-footed
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- light-footedly adverb
- light-footedness noun
Etymology
Origin of light-footed
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Example Sentences
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And yet the game maintains a light-footed nature.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023
Maharaj was known for his animated facial expressions and light-footed movements, accompanied by the sound of bells he wore around his ankles.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2022
She reckons that what she calls "light-footed mice" can still lick a trap clean and get away alive.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2021
Some of the evening’s finest dancing was in the first act’s pas de trois, with the light-footed and serenely musical Joseph Gorak, Catherine Hurlin and Katherine Williams.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2019
Alexander’s stiff-backed schoolboy posture gradually altered into a light-footed loping stride.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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