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Meaning of light-heeled | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.
archaic
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.
obsolete

Examples

“a light-heeled wench”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

light-legged light-minded light-mouthed light-polluted light-sensitive light-skinned