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feather-heeled

feather-heeled adjective: nimble; frolicsome.

Adjective

feather-heeled (comparative more feather-heeled, superlative most feather-heeled)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) nimble; frolicsome.
    • The wit of the Germans is not feather-heeled; their humor is somewhat sedate1840, Thomas Hood, Up the Rine
    Synonyms:
    light-heeled

Synonyms of feather-heeled

Forms of feather-heeled

comparativemore feather-heeled
superlativemost feather-heeled

Questions about feather-heeled

What does feather-heeled mean?
Feather-heeled means nimble; frolicsome.
What part of speech is feather-heeled?
Feather-heeled is an adjective.

Words near feather-heeled in the dictionary

  1. feather-dusting
  2. feather-dusts
  3. feather-grass
  4. feather-grasses
  5. feather-headed
  6. feather-heeled
  7. feather-legged bug
  8. feather-legged bugs
  9. feather-light
  10. feather-tailed glider
  11. feather-tailed gliders

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