- light-fin|gered
- light-fin|gered «LYT FIHNG guhrd», adjective.1. skillful at picking pockets; thievish.2. having light and nimble fingers.–light´-fin´gered|ness, noun.
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light´-fin´gered|ness — light fin|gered «LYT FIHNG guhrd», adjective. 1. skillful at picking pockets; thievish. 2. having light and nimble fingers. –light´ fin´gered|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
light-fin·gered — … Useful english dictionary
light-fin — light fin·gered·ness; … English syllables
itch|y-fin|gered — «IHCH ee FIHNG guhrd», adjective. 1. having a restless trigger finger: »an itchy fingered gunman. 2. = light fingered: (Cf. ↑light fingered) »Some Macy stores install dummy cameras…in plain sight to discourage itchy fingered customers (Wall… … Useful english dictionary
Light-fingered — Light fin gered (l[imac]t f[i^][ng] g[ e]rd), a. Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
light-fingered — light fin|gered [ ,laıt fıŋgərd ] adjective someone who is light fingered often steals things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
light-fingered — light′ fin′gered adj. 1) skillful at or given to pilfering, esp. by picking pockets; thievish 2) having light and nimble fingers • Etymology: 1540–50 … From formal English to slang
light-fingeredness — light fin·gered·ness … English syllables
gered — ahun·gered; dag·gered; fin·gered; jig·gered; out·rig·gered; ti·gered; light fin·gered·ness; … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
