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light-footed

light-footed adjective: fast on one's feet, not plodding; nimble, agile. Also the simple past and past participle of light-foot.

Adjective

light-footed (comparative lighter-footed or more light-footed, superlative lightest-footed or most light-footed)

  1. Fast on one's feet, not plodding; nimble, agile.

Also used as

light-footed is also the simple past and past participle of light-foot.

Forms of light-footed

comparativelighter-footed
comparativemore light-footed
superlativelightest-footed
superlativemost light-footed

Origin of light-footed

From Middle English liȝtfoted, liht fotyd, alteration of earlier lyghtfote, liȝtt-fot (“light-footed”), equivalent to light + foot + -ed.

Words formed from light-footed

Questions about light-footed

What does light-footed mean?
Light-footed means fast on one's feet, not plodding; nimble, agile.
What part of speech is light-footed?
Light-footed is an adjective.

Words near light-footed in the dictionary

  1. light-fingered
  2. light-fingeredness
  3. light-fingering
  4. light-fingers
  5. light-foot
  6. light-footed
  7. light-footedly
  8. light-footedness
  9. light-gathering power
  10. light-handed
  11. light-handedly

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