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  • 11-footed — [[t] f ʊtid[/t]] COMB in ADJ footed combines with words such as heavy or light to form adjectives which indicate how someone moves or walks. → See also , flat footed, sure footed ...a slim, light footed little man... He was a nimble footed boy of …

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  • 12nimble — (adj.) agile, light footed, c.1300, nemel, from O.E. næmel quick to grasp (attested only once), related to niman to take, from P.Gmc. *nemanan (Cf. O.S., O.Du., Goth. niman, O.N. nema, O.Fris. nima, Ger. nehmen to take ), from PIE root *nem …

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  • 13nimble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. spry, active, sprightly, supple, agile, lively, brisk, alert, acute, quick. See velocity,skill, cunning. Ant., awkward, slow. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Agile] Syn. agile, quick, spry, deft; see… …

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  • 14nimble — adj 1. agile, lithe, sprightly, light and quick; spry, active, lively, full of life, animated, vivacious, energetic, Inf. chipper, Inf. snappy, Inf. full of pep, Inf. full of get up and go; brisk, rapid, quick, fleet, speedy, expeditious. See… …

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  • 15light footed — Synonyms and related words: agile, breakneck, dashing, double quick, eagle winged, expeditious, express, fast, featly, fleet, flying, galloping, graceful, hair trigger, hasty, headlong, hustling, light, light of heel, lively, mercurial, neat… …

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  • 16White-footed Mouse — Female with sucklings Conservation status …

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  • 17Dusky-Footed Woodrat — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] …

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  • 18Light-footed — Light foot Light foot (l[imac]t f[oo^]t ), Light footed Light foot ed, a. Having a light, springy step; moving lightly and nimbly; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light foot Iris. Opposite of {heavy footed}. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19swift-footed — a. Fleet, nimble, agile, light footed …

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  • 20light-footed — adj spry, sprightly, tripping, flitting, winged, buoyant, airy, bouncy, light on one s feet, light of foot, lightsome, Brit. Inf. nippy; nimble, agile, supply, lithe, yare, Dial. gainly; fleet footed, fleet of foot, fleet, swift, quick, speedy,… …

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