light-limbedadj.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪtˈlɪmd/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪtˌlɪmd/,

/ˌlaɪtˈlɪmd/

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

Etymology: < light adj.¹ + limbed adj.

Of an animal or person: having slender, lightly-built limbs; agile, nimble.

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the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > qualities of bodily movement > agile or nimble

lightOE

quiverOE

yepec1275

taitc1300

yap13..

delivera1375

swippera1387

wight1390

nimblea1400

yarea1400

yerna1400

smitherc1475

leger1483

agilea1500

liver1530

lightsome1567

wimble1579

nimble jointed1591

nimble shifting1591

agilious1599

nimbling1599

nimble spirited1611

expedite1612

fitchanta1616

airy1642

fantastic1645

volant1650

clever1691

light-limbed1695

spry1746

swack1768

swank1786

yauld1787

deliverly1820

slippy1847

nippy1849

springe1859

pantherish1869

pantherine1890

flippant1895

loose1907

Tarzanesque1933

Tarzan-like1943

1695 London Gaz. No. 3119/4 Lost.., a brown bay Mare,..pretty light limb'd.

1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. lxxiv. 45 The light-limb'd Matadore.

1855 C. Kingsley Heroes (1868) ii. 20 A young man more light-limbed than the stag.

1929 H. F. Osborn Titanotheres of Anc. Wyoming, Dakota, & Nebraska II. 68 These small, light-limbed, cursorial ungulates.

2011 Evening Standard (Nexis) 16 June The eight dancers..are exceptional, light limbed and fleet of foot.

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

单词	light-limbed
释义	light-limbedadj. Brit. /ˌlʌɪtˈlɪmd/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtˌlɪmd/, /ˌlaɪtˈlɪmd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, limbed adj. Etymology: < light adj.¹ + limbed adj. Of an animal or person: having slender, lightly-built limbs; agile, nimble. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > qualities of bodily movement > agile or nimble lightOE quiverOE yepec1275 taitc1300 yap13.. delivera1375 swippera1387 wight1390 nimblea1400 yarea1400 yerna1400 smitherc1475 leger1483 agilea1500 liver1530 lightsome1567 wimble1579 nimble jointed1591 nimble shifting1591 agilious1599 nimbling1599 nimble spirited1611 expedite1612 fitchanta1616 airy1642 fantastic1645 volant1650 clever1691 light-limbed1695 spry1746 swack1768 swank1786 yauld1787 deliverly1820 slippy1847 nippy1849 springe1859 pantherish1869 pantherine1890 flippant1895 loose1907 Tarzanesque1933 Tarzan-like1943 1695 London Gaz. No. 3119/4 Lost.., a brown bay Mare,..pretty light limb'd. 1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. lxxiv. 45 The light-limb'd Matadore. 1855 C. Kingsley Heroes (1868) ii. 20 A young man more light-limbed than the stag. 1929 H. F. Osborn Titanotheres of Anc. Wyoming, Dakota, & Nebraska II. 68 These small, light-limbed, cursorial ungulates. 2011 Evening Standard (Nexis) 16 June The eight dancers..are exceptional, light limbed and fleet of foot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1695
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