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light-heeled

light-heeled adjective: nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.

Adjective

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

  1. (archaic) Nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.
  2. (obsolete) Of loose character; not chaste; immoral. Literally, as if by the flying up of the heels, one is apt to fall flat on their back.
    • a light-heeled wench

Synonyms of light-heeled

Forms of light-heeled

comparativelighter-heeled
comparativemore light-heeled
superlativelightest-heeled
superlativemost light-heeled

Origin of light-heeled

From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + heeled (“having heels”, adjective).

Questions about light-heeled

What does light-heeled mean?
Light-heeled means nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.
What part of speech is light-heeled?
Light-heeled is an adjective.

Words near light-heeled in the dictionary

  1. light-headedness
  2. light-hearted
  3. light-heartedly
  4. light-heartedness
  5. light-heartednesses
  6. light-heeled
  7. light-horseman
  8. light-horsemen
  9. light-legged
  10. light-mile
  11. light-miles

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