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Meaning of nimble-fingered | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Thieving, thievish.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nimble, fingered.

Equivalents

Deutsch fingerfertig
Svenska fingerfärdig

Examples

“Come hither Filch. I am as fond of this Child, as though my Mind miſgave me he vvere my ovvn. He hath as fine a Hand at picking a Pocket as a VVWoman, and is as nimble-finger’d as a Juggler.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

nimble-witted nimbler nimblesome nimblest nimbose nimbused

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