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Light-fingered   /laɪt-fˈɪŋgərd/   Listen
Light-fingered

adjective
1.
Having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets.  Synonym: nimble-fingered.  "The light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"





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"Light-fingered" Quotes from Famous Books



... a diamond that size conjured up a vision of many thousands of pounds. Then, thought I, such a stone could scarcely exist without being mentioned in every book on gems, and again I called to mind the stories of contraband and light-fingered Kaffirs at the Cape. I put the question of purchase on ...
— The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents • H. G. (Herbert George) Wells


Words linked to "Light-fingered" :   adroit, nimble-fingered


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