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Light-fingered

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Adjective

1. light-fingered, nimble-fingered

having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets

Example Sentences:
'a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault'
'the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Light-fingered

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adjective
having nimble or agile fingers, esp for thieving or picking pockets

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Light-fingered

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adjective
1. 
having a light, delicate touch
2. 
a. 
skillful at stealing, esp. by picking pockets
b. 
thievish

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Light-fingered

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adj.
1. Having quick and nimble fingers.
2. Skilled at or given to petty thievery.

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