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Webster 1913 Edition

Light-footed

{

Light′-footˊ

(līt′foŏtˊ)
,

Light′-footˊed

, }
Adj.
Having a light, springy step; moving lightly and nimbly; nimble in running or dancing; active;
as,
light-foot
Iris
. Opposite of
heavy-footed
.
Tennyson.

Definition 2024

light-footed

light-footed

See also: lightfooted

English

Adjective

light-footed ‎(comparative more light-footed, superlative most light-footed)

  1. Fleet, swift, not plodding, capable of running spritely.

Derived terms

Verb

light-footed

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

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