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light-fingered

light-fin·gered
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahyt fing-gerd]
    • /laɪt ˈfɪŋ gərd/
    • /laɪt ˈfɪŋ.ɡər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyt fing-gerd]
    • /laɪt ˈfɪŋ gərd/

Definitions of light-fingered word

  • adjective light-fingered skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish. 1
  • adjective light-fingered having light and nimble fingers. 1
  • adjective light-fingered given to stealing 1
  • adjective light-fingered If you say that someone is light-fingered, you mean that they steal things. 0
  • adjective light-fingered having nimble or agile fingers, esp for thieving or picking pockets 0
  • adjective light-fingered having a light, delicate touch 0
See all 9 definitions of light-fingered

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Origin of light-fingered

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Light-fingered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Light-fingered

light-fingered popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for light-fingered

adj light-fingered

  • larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.

adjective light-fingered

  • kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
All 2 Synonyms of light-fingered

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