Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From light (“lacking weight”, adjective) + heeled (“having heels”, adjective).
