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Meaning of "light-footedly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHT-FOOTEDLY

light-footedly  [ˌlaɪtˈfʊtɪdlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHT-FOOTEDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Light-Footedly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES LIGHT-FOOTEDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of light-footedly in the English dictionary

The definition of light-footedly in the dictionary is in a light-footed manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIGHT-FOOTEDLY


admittedly
ədˈmɪtɪdlɪ
animatedly
ˈænɪˌmeɪtɪdlɪ
delightedly
dɪˈlaɪtɪdlɪ
devotedly
dɪˈvəʊtɪdlɪ
excitedly
ɪkˈsaɪtɪdlɪ
expectedly
ɪkˈspɛktɪdlɪ
flat-footedly
ˌflætˈfʊtɪdlɪ
half-heartedly
ˌhɑːfˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
heatedly
ˈhiːtɪdlɪ
notedly
ˈnəʊtɪdlɪ
purportedly
pəˈpɔːtɪdlɪ
repeatedly
rɪˈpiːtɪdlɪ
reportedly
rɪˈpɔːtɪdlɪ
roundaboutedly
ˌraʊndəˈbaʊtɪdlɪ
splayfootedly
ˌspleɪˈfʊtɪdlɪ
sure-footedly
ˌʃʊəˈfʊtɪdlɪ
tiddly
ˈtɪdlɪ
undoubtedly
ʌnˈdaʊtɪdlɪ
unexpectedly
ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdlɪ
wholeheartedly
ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHT-FOOTEDLY

light welterweight
light year
light-coloured
light-emitting diode
light-face
light-faced
light-fast
light-fingered
light-fingeredness
light-footed
light-footedness
light-haired
light-headed
light-headedly
light-headedness
light-hearted
light-heartedly
light-heartedness
light-horseman
light-sensitive

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHT-FOOTEDLY

allegedly
assertedly
belatedly
contentedly
dedicatedly
dejectedly
disappointedly
disgustedly
distractedly
exaggeratedly
exasperatedly
limitedly
relatedly
reputedly
sophisticatedly
unaffectedly
undisputedly
uninterruptedly
unitedly
unlimitedly
unprecedentedly

Synonyms and antonyms of light-footedly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «light-footedly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHT-FOOTEDLY

Find out the translation of light-footedly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of light-footedly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «light-footedly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

光footedly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luz - footedly
570 millions of speakers

English

light-footedly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकाश footedly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخفيف footedly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свет - footedly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luz footedly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হালকা footedly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lumière footedly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ringan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leichtfüßig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

光footedly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빛 footedly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu sikil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ánh sáng footedly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளி footedly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हळुवारपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hafif adımlarla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luce - footedly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

light- footedly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

світло - footedly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lumina - footedly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φως - footedly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lig - rats
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ljus footedly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lys - footedly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of light-footedly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT-FOOTEDLY»

The term «light-footedly» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.860 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT-FOOTEDLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «light-footedly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «light-footedly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about light-footedly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHT-FOOTEDLY»

Discover the use of light-footedly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to light-footedly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Legend of the Baal-Shem
walked. light-footedly. through. the. confusion. and. pushed. its. rushing circles gently to the side as a swimmer pushes the waves. Then he took the reins and with a strong jerk turned the horses. The animals at once galloped back the way that ...
Martin Buber, 2013
2
Vietnam: An Infantry and Cavalry Platoon Leader?s Story
He then light-footedly trotted back to his waiting Huey helicopter so that he could fly back to his safe zone in the rear. I say “light-footedly“ because I knew he was thinking that he might have a better chance of not setting off a booby trap if he ...
Dennis Scheer, 2013
3
Composing the Soul: Reaches of Nietzsche's Psychology
One of them runs light-footedly across, stepping on one rock after another, even though they then plunge into the depths behind him. The other stands there helpless for a while: he must first build himself some foundations to support his heavy, ...
Graham Parkes, 1996
4
The Light Giver
He then treaded light footedly deeper intothe overgrown area wheredead leaves became thick and crunched underfoot. When he neared the clearing, where the adjacent road was located, thekiller stopped just inside the treeline. Freya had ...
Christaan Salgado, 2012
5
Light Shining Through a Veil: On Saint Clare's Letters to ...
... path light-footedly and without hesitation - as if dancing. Not ceasing (vs 11) is parallel with not raising dust (vs 12). A tight but balanced connection emerges between inner freedom and persis- tance as between confidence and carefulness.
Edith van den Goorbergh, Theo H. Zweerman, 2000
6
Weird Tales 296 (Spring 1990)
I went down two flights, light-footedly so as to keep my business to myself, wound the cord double around my right forearm, and performed a slow pull-up. The anchor banister creaked like the front door of a haunted house (I thought of my ...
Darrell Schweitzer, 1990
7
The Prophet
He made his way carefully along the hallway, scanning the shadows with his flashlight, stepping around plaster debris and across creaking floorboards as light-footedly as his bulky six-foot-four frame would permit, keeping close to the walls ...
A.R. Wheeler, 2013
8
The Crossover Novel: Contemporary Children's Fiction and Its ...
Within this darker frame, the theme oflightness emerges as a strategy for combating psychological depression, buoyed along by a leitmotif ofimages of floating, flying, and galloping light-footedly across dangerous territory. Rowling's skill as a ...
Rachel Falconer, 2008
9
Delusions of Grandeur
I trod light-footedly so as not too wake my family. I came back downstairs with a bathroom robe. I put it on over my pyjamas and fastened the belt around my waist . Then I put my boots on. Unlocking the front door quietly, I made my way into the  ...
T Rogalla, 2005
10
Night Whispers - Dynamite For The Darkness
The church of Jesus Christ, like Monty's infantry, is advancing light footedly through the Devil's Garden upon the tall black gates of hell. Well, some of us are anyways, and we always find at last, often times despite the advancing carnage, that ...
Rev. Victor Robert Farrell

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHT-FOOTEDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term light-footedly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Richard Jordan: There's a big difference between good acting and …
For Heffernan, it's all in the feet which early on see him move light-footedly as Oppenheimer around the stage embracing his experiment with ... «The Stage, Jul 15»
2
2014 Cowal Highland Gathering opened to sun and spectacular …
On Thursday, with no fewer than 361 dancers competing in 11 categories, the 2014 Cowal Highland Gathering came light-footedly into being in ... «For Argyll, Aug 14»
3
Philip Hensher on his weighty new work
... weighs in at a gargantuan 614 pages - a fat book then, but one packed with delights as Hensher's prose dances light-footedly across time. «Herald Scotland, Jul 14»
4
Mercedes-Benz GLA Model Car
Light-footedly, the original GLA-Class masters all day-to-day challenges and is also robust enough for light off-road excursions. «3D Car Shows, May 14»
5
Album reviews: Rufus Wainwright, Pharrell Williams, Serge Fiori
As Marilyn Monroe rolls, you just want it to lope light-footedly along for another five minutes. In the clever, breezy Brand New (with Justin ... «Montreal Gazette, Mar 14»
6
“We're going to tell people how to interview databases”: The rise of …
These are techniques I think a lot of media companies are using — something The Economist is walking very light-footedly into, to be careful, ... «Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard, Mar 13»
7
Dacia Sandero Ambiance 1.2
... liability on a busy road, while the fact that this engine weighs less causes this Sandero both to ride more light-footedly and steer more crisply. «The Independent, Jan 13»
8
Shelter farms out orphan kittens for gentling
“The other three, we know they'll be fantastic companions for some family,” he added, as Cookie, Climber and Murray light-footedly hopped ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 12»

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