adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot. archaic
2. 2
   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

   "a light-heeled wench"

Synonyms

All synonyms

feather-heeledincontinentunchastewanton

Etymology

From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + heeled (“having heels”, adjective).

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