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Light-footed   /laɪt-fˈʊtɪd/   Listen
Light-footed

adjective
1.
(of movement) having a light and springy step.






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"Light-footed" Quotes from Famous Books



... still the light-footed girl outstripped him, and when he reached the sandy road, she had already loosened the reins from the trees to which they had been attached, ...
— The Roman Traitor (Vol. 2 of 2) • Henry William Herbert

... the Iroquois on their retreat with their prisoners, some of whom were defiantly singing their war-songs, after the Indian custom. Chabanel waked his companions, who instantly took flight. He tried to follow, but could not keep pace with the light-footed savages, who returned to St. Matthias, and told what had occurred. They said, however, that Chabanel had left them and taken an opposite direction, in order to reach Isle St. Joseph. His brother priests were for some time ignorant of what had befallen ...
— The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century • Francis Parkman

... be favourable on this particular afternoon, and she set forth light-footed upon the adventure, leaving Cinders to his monotonous but all-engrossing pastime. A wide line of rocks stretched between her and her goal, which was dimly discernible in the deep shadow of the cliff—a mysterious opening that had the appearance of a ...
— The Rocks of Valpre • Ethel May Dell



Words linked to "Light-footed" :   light, tripping, heavy-footed, lightsome



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