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Light-fingered   Listen
adjective
Light-fingered  adj.  Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Light-fingered" Quotes from Famous Books



... past be and if it is your will, let us set our eyes upon the future. Only one promise would I ask of you, that never again will you be alone with the lord Deleroy, since one so light-fingered with a pen would, I think, steal ...
— The Virgin of the Sun • H. R. Haggard

... to the hall door, opened it, and listened. All was still. Without further circumvention he went to the safe, and examined it. Of a primitive make and simple design, it afforded little more security than protection against light-fingered servants. To his skill it was a mere toy, a thing of straw and paste-board. The money was as good as in his hands. With his clamps he could draw the knob, punch the tumblers and open the door in two minutes. Perhaps, in another way, he might ...
— Rolling Stones • O. Henry

... fitted the answer to either of these sharp-pointed queries when a pair of light-fingered hands came from behind to clap themselves upon his eyes, and ...
— The Price • Francis Lynde



Words linked to "Light-fingered" :   adroit



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