light-heeled

adj — 2 senses

adj

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

Archaic Nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.

Obsolete 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.

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