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light-fingered
[ lahyt-fing-gerd ]
adjective
- skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
- having light and nimble fingers.
light-fingered
adjective
- having nimble or agile fingers, esp for thieving or picking pockets
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Derived Forms
- ˌlight-ˈfingeredness, noun
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Other Words From
- light-fingered·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of light-fingered1
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Example Sentences
His swift, light-fingered touch went through the trousers and vest.
The same is true of a circus, in the wake of which light-fingered gentry are generally to be found.
Besides, light-fingered Lem Wacker was not to be trusted where things lay around loose.
Clearly not Madame Piper, for she was too fat and heavy to have any light-fingered proclivities.
Sooner than steal a 'cello, the light-fingered would button his coat over a baby white elephant and let it tusk his vitals.
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