light-footedadj.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪtˈfʊtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪtˌfʊdəd/,

/ˌlaɪtˈfʊdəd/

Forms: see light adj.¹ and n.² and footed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, footed adj.

Etymology: < light adj.¹ + footed adj. Compare earlier lightfoot adj.

Treading lightly; fleet, nimble.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > light-footed

lightOE

light-footeda1425

lightfoot1440

feather-footed1565

tripping1567

nimble-footed1592

soft-foot1598

light-heeled1600

soft-footed1603

soft-footed1607

nimble-heeled1656

quick-foot1658

feather-heeleda1674

tickle-heeled1740

nimble-stepping1832

tripsome1846

twinkle-toed1960

a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 2^v Aeripes, liȝtfoted.

1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. xiv. 212 This lightfooted Generall could not bee overtaken.

1795 H. Summersett Fate of Sedley II. 88 The ravenous and light-footed pursuers of innocence.

1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. iii. iv. 384 The light-footed vicuña.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vi. 133 A good-looking woman..well-shapen, light-footed.

1924 Washington Post 6 Aug. 9/3 If you wish to make yourself a light footed dancer do this simple exercise in private once or twice a day.

2018 Sunday Times (Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 19 Aug. (Sport section) 6 A quick-thinking, light-footed, attacking midfielder with exquisite control, always looking to pass and move into space.

Derivatives

lightˈfootedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > lightly

trippingly1600

tripsomely1819

lightfootedly1887

1887 Athenæum 17 Sept. 381/2 Florizel dancing lightfootedly among her rustic associates.

1933 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 14 Oct. 4/7 Paul Foote, light-footedly chased frogs, while Johanna Nelson and Ursula Thomas enlivened the party with witty remarks.

2018 Bangkok Post (Nexis) 5 May I walked around lightfootedly, trying not to disturb the usual suspects like the sparrows and doves from feeding or just roosting on those low branches where they perched.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	light-footed
释义	light-footedadj. Brit. /ˌlʌɪtˈfʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtˌfʊdəd/, /ˌlaɪtˈfʊdəd/ Forms: see light adj.¹ and n.² and footed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, footed adj. Etymology: < light adj.¹ + footed adj. Compare earlier lightfoot adj. Treading lightly; fleet, nimble. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > light-footed lightOE light-footeda1425 lightfoot1440 feather-footed1565 tripping1567 nimble-footed1592 soft-foot1598 light-heeled1600 soft-footed1603 soft-footed1607 nimble-heeled1656 quick-foot1658 feather-heeleda1674 tickle-heeled1740 nimble-stepping1832 tripsome1846 twinkle-toed1960 a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 2^v Aeripes, liȝtfoted. 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. xiv. 212 This lightfooted Generall could not bee overtaken. 1795 H. Summersett Fate of Sedley II. 88 The ravenous and light-footed pursuers of innocence. 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. iii. iv. 384 The light-footed vicuña. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vi. 133 A good-looking woman..well-shapen, light-footed. 1924 Washington Post 6 Aug. 9/3 If you wish to make yourself a light footed dancer do this simple exercise in private once or twice a day. 2018 Sunday Times (Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 19 Aug. (Sport section) 6 A quick-thinking, light-footed, attacking midfielder with exquisite control, always looking to pass and move into space. Derivatives lightˈfootedly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > lightly trippingly1600 tripsomely1819 lightfootedly1887 1887 Athenæum 17 Sept. 381/2 Florizel dancing lightfootedly among her rustic associates. 1933 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 14 Oct. 4/7 Paul Foote, light-footedly chased frogs, while Johanna Nelson and Ursula Thomas enlivened the party with witty remarks. 2018 Bangkok Post (Nexis) 5 May I walked around lightfootedly, trying not to disturb the usual suspects like the sparrows and doves from feeding or just roosting on those low branches where they perched. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.a1425
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