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light-fingered light-fingered definition

light-fingered


 
  Overview  of  adj  light-fingered 
 
  The  adj  light-fingered  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  light-fingered,  nimble-fingered  --  (having  nimble  fingers  literally  or  figuratively;  especially  for  stealing  or  picking  pockets;  "a  light-fingered  burglar  who  can  crack  the  combination  of  a  bank  vault"-  Harry  Hansen;  "the  light-fingered  thoughtfulness...of  the  most  civilized  playwright  of  the  era"-  Time) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  light-fingered 
 
  1  sense  of  light-fingered 
 
  Sense  1 
  light-fingered,  nimble-fingered 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  adroit)  ->  maladroit 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  light-fingered 
 
  1  sense  of  light-fingered 
 
  Sense  1 
  light-fingered,  nimble-fingered 
  =>  adroit  (vs.  maladroit) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  light-fingered 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  light-fingered 
 
  light-fingered  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  light-fingered 
  light-fingered 
 
  Overview  of  adj  light-fingered 
 
  The  adj  light-fingered  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  light-fingered,  nimble-fingered  --  (having  nimble  fingers  literally  or  figuratively;  especially  for  stealing  or  picking  pockets;  "a  light-fingered  burglar  who  can  crack  the  combination  of  a  bank  vault"-  Harry  Hansen;  "the  light-fingered  thoughtfulness...of  the  most  civilized  playwright  of  the  era"-  Time) 



light-fingered definition