Light-footed — Light foot Light foot (l[imac]t f[oo^]t ), Light footed Light foot ed, a. Having a light, springy step; moving lightly and nimbly; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light foot Iris. Opposite of {heavy footed}. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
light-footed — [līt′foot΄id] adj. stepping lightly and gracefully; nimble of foot: also Old Poet. light foot light footedly adv. light footedness n … English World dictionary
light-footed — index rapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
light-footed — adjective (of movement) having a light and springy step (Freq. 3) a light footed girl • Ant: ↑heavy footed • Similar to: ↑light, ↑lightsome, ↑tripping … Useful english dictionary
light-footed — also light foot adjective Date: 15th century 1. having a light and springy step 2. moving gracefully and nimbly < light footed prose > … New Collegiate Dictionary
light-footed — 1. adjective Fleet, swift, not plodding, capable of running spritely. 2. verb ran. We light footed it out of there before we were caught … Wiktionary
light-footed — light′ foot′ed adj. stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble • Etymology: 1375–1425 light′ foot′ed•ly, adv. light′ foot′ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
light-footed — light footedly, adv. light footedness, n. /luyt foot id/, adj. stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble. [1375 1425; late ME] * * * … Universalium
Light-Footed Rice Rat — Taxobox name = Light footed Rice Rat status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Cricetidae genus = Oryzomys species = O. levipes binomial = Oryzomys levipes binomial… … Wikipedia
light footed — Synonyms and related words: agile, breakneck, dashing, double quick, eagle winged, expeditious, express, fast, featly, fleet, flying, galloping, graceful, hair trigger, hasty, headlong, hustling, light, light of heel, lively, mercurial, neat… … Moby Thesaurus
light-footed — adj spry, sprightly, tripping, flitting, winged, buoyant, airy, bouncy, light on one s feet, light of foot, lightsome, Brit. Inf. nippy; nimble, agile, supply, lithe, yare, Dial. gainly; fleet footed, fleet of foot, fleet, swift, quick, speedy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder