Feather-heeled

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Adjective

1
nimble; frolicsome. archaic, colloquial
"The wit of the Germans is not feather-heeled; their humor is somewhat sedate"

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"The wit of the Germans is not feather-heeled; their humor is somewhat sedate"

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