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light-footed en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • lītʹfo͝ot'(ĭ)d

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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more light-footed Degree=Cmp lexicographic
lighter-footed Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most light-footed Degree=Sup lexicographic
lightest-footed Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

light-footedness · light-footedly

Translations (4)

bg чевръст (fast on one's feet) · bg бързоног (fast on one's feet) · rsk лєгконоги (fast on one's feet) · he קַל רַגְלַיִם (fast on one's feet)

light-footed en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • lītʹfo͝ot'(ĭ)d

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of light-foot, ran.
    form of light-foot
    form of ran
    • We light-footed it out of there before we were caught.