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light-footedness

[lahyt-foot-id]

light-foot·ed

[lahyt-foot-id]
adjective
stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English

light-foot·ed·ly, adverb
light-foot·ed·ness, noun
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light-footed
 
adj
having a light or nimble tread
 
light-'footedly
 
adv
 
light-'footedness
 
n

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