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light-fingered
[ lahyt-fing-gerd ]
adjective
- skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
- having light and nimble fingers.
light-fingered
adjective
- having nimble or agile fingers, esp for thieving or picking pockets
Derived Forms
- ËŒ±ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù-ˈ´Ú¾±²Ô²µ±ð°ù±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù-´Ú¾±²Ôg±ð°ù±ð»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of light-fingered1
Example Sentences
The owners erected it at the time of the coronavirus pandemic, but keeping out the light-fingered primates was also a prime concern.
Given the movie’s light-fingered treatment of some facts around the two most important men in Winehouse’s life, the picture starts to sharpen.
Some great movies do play better in the memory, even if “Asteroid City,†light-fingered and leaden by turns, never quite ascends into their company.
On its 1990s albums, Matthews’s guitar — often acoustic — was the band’s only chordal instrument, joined in light-fingered counterpoint by saxophone, violin, bass and drums for staccato grooves that blended folk, funk and jazz.
Mr. Washington’s guitar playing was lean, light-fingered and harmonically rich, conveying a relaxed authority as it teased and jabbed.
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