light-legged

adjective

Nimble; swift of foot.

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Meanings

adjectivelight-legged (comparative more light-legged, superlative most light-legged)

comparative more light-legged · superlative most light-legged

  1. Nimble; swift of foot.

    Pas dared not Cosma chase , but did intend next bout with her to meet , so he with Nous to Geron turned their race, with whom to join fast ran Urania sweet. But light-legged Pas had got the middle space

    The New Arcadia

    a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC

Origin

From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + legged (“having legs”, adjective).

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Translations

Finnish vikkeläjalkainen, ketteräjalkainen
  • vikkeläjalkainenswift of foot
  • ketteräjalkainenswift of foot
Cite this entry
APA

light-legged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-legged

MLA

“light-legged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-legged. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light-legged,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-legged.

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