light-footed
adjective
light-foot·ed
ˈlīt-ˌfu̇-təd 
variants
or less commonly light-foot
1
: having a light and springy step
2
: moving gracefully and nimbly
light-footed prose
Examples of light-footed in a Sentence
the light-footed cat crept silently through the house
Recent Examples on the Web
At IndieWire’s special early screening at AMC Century City in LA, Greer was light-footed and fun for a Q&A delivered to a packed house full of her and King’s fans.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
What’s remarkable about this light-footed film is its impressionistic, childlike vision of an African country on the verge of violence.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Photo: Everett Collection The platonic ideal that all light-footed spy movies aspire to emulate, Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest gave him his biggest canvas yet to explore the theme of an innocent man attempting to outrun wrongful accusations and sinister forces.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
At San Dieguito, that builds space for wildlife such as the light-footed Ridgway’s rail and least Bell’s vireo, two native California birds listed by the federal government as in danger of extinction.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
In the summer, people in Maine are barefooted, light-footed, and surefooted.
—Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2023
Watching a 300- or 400-pound bear execute a light-footed cousin to a tour jeté snaps your head around.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, commentators often portrayed the governments of such states as lethargic bureaucracies outwitted by light-footed rebels.
—Thomas Hegghammer, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
What’s remarkable about this light-footed film is its impressionistic, childlike vision of an African country on the verge of violence.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Photo: Everett Collection The platonic ideal that all light-footed spy movies aspire to emulate, Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest gave him his biggest canvas yet to explore the theme of an innocent man attempting to outrun wrongful accusations and sinister forces.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
At San Dieguito, that builds space for wildlife such as the light-footed Ridgway’s rail and least Bell’s vireo, two native California birds listed by the federal government as in danger of extinction.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
In the summer, people in Maine are barefooted, light-footed, and surefooted.
—Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2023
Watching a 300- or 400-pound bear execute a light-footed cousin to a tour jeté snaps your head around.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, commentators often portrayed the governments of such states as lethargic bureaucracies outwitted by light-footed rebels.
—Thomas Hegghammer, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
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“Light-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light-footed. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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