English Explanatory Dictionary

light-heeled

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.
  2. Of loose character; not chaste; immoral. Literally, as if by the flying up of the heels, one is apt to fall flat on their back.

Pronunciation

lītʹhēld

Word forms

light-heeled lighter-heeled more light-heeled lightest-heeled most light-heeled

Etymology

From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + heeled (“having heels”, adjective).

Synonyms

incontinent unchaste wanton
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