light-footed

See also: lightfooted

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: lītʹfo͝ot'(ĭ)d

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.

Derived terms

• light-footedly
• light-footedness

Translations

fast on one's feet

Bulgarian: бързоног (bǎrzonog), чевръст (bg) (čevrǎst) Hebrew: קַל רַגְלַיִם (he) m (qal ragláim) Pannonian Rusyn: лєгконоги (ljehkonohi)

Verb

light-footed

1. simple past and past participle of light-foot, ran.

   We light-footed it out of there before we were caught.

Anagrams

• footlighted