Antonyms for light-footed

Grammar : Adj

Spell : lahyt-foo t-id

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪtˈfʊt ɪd

Definition of light-footed

As in light : adj not heavy
As in rapid : adj very quick
As in weightless : adj light

Example sentences :

"I used to be light-footed, in my youth," said Philemen to the traveller.
Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Kilmeny strode after the Cornishmen with the light-footed step of a night nurse.
Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine

Peter raced down in the evening with the light-footed little goats.
Extract from : « Heidi » by Johanna Spyri

The light-footed Caribs were swiftly gliding to their tasks at the waterside.
Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry

Hal took his leave, returning, light-footed, to bachelor quarters.
Extract from : « Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants » by H. Irving Hancock

Yet light-footed armies have passed into Italy by this route.
Extract from : « The Huguenots in France » by Samuel Smiles.

She was off, light-footed as Daphne, the rhythm of morning in her step.
Extract from : « The Fighting Edge » by William MacLeod Raine

On we dashed, over all impediments—our light-footed infantry not far behind.
Extract from : « In New Granada » by W.H.G. Kingston

Gone was the light-hearted and light-footed dancer of the Paris pavement.
Extract from : « Ghetto Comedies » by Israel Zangwill

Light-footed as a girl she ran forward to greet her father, Colonel Hancock.
Extract from : « The Conquest » by Eva Emery Dye

Synonyms for light-footed

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