light-footed
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of light-footed
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
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Watching a 300- or 400-pound bear execute a light-footed cousin to a tour jeté snaps your head around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Zagar keeps the cinematographer Zak Mulligan’s camera hand-held and light-footed.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
So it’s fitting in a way that her latest, “Avalon,” is a kind of modern fairy tale, a light-footed Cinderella story that documents a young woman’s rise from a wretched existence in stylish, witty fashion.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
The elaphrosaur, whose name means "light-footed lizard", was related to the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor.
From BBC ● May 18, 2020
He was so light-footed the little rowboat hardly moved.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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