light-fingered (redirected from light-fingeredness)

light-fin·gered (ltfnggrd)

adj.

1. Having quick and nimble fingers.

2. Skilled at or given to petty thievery.

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light-fingered·ness n.

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light-fingered

Adjective

skilful at thieving, esp. by picking pockets

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

light-fingered - having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets; "a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"- Time nimble-fingered adroit - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"

Translations

light-fingered [laɪtˈfɪŋgəd] adj → de manos largas

light-fingered [laɪtˈfɪŋgəd] adj → chapardeur/euse

light-fingered [laɪtˈfɪŋgəd] light (inf) adj → langfingerig

light-fingered [laɪtˈfɪŋgəd] adj → lesto/a di mano