light-footed
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See also: lightfooted
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English liȝtfoted, liht fotyd, alteration of earlier lyghtfote, liȝtt-fot (“light-footed”), equivalent to light + foot + -ed.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: lītʹfo͝ot'(ĭ)d
Adjective[edit]
light-footed (comparative lighter-footed or more light-footed, superlative lightest-footed or most light-footed)
Derived terms[edit]
- light-footedly (adverb)
- light-footedness (noun)
Translations[edit]
Fast on one's feet
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Verb[edit]
light-footed
- simple past and past participle of light-foot, ran.
- We light-footed it out of there before we were caught.