adj
Meaning 1
Thieving, thievish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nimble-fingered
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
adj
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nimble, fingered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets- Harry Hansen- Time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: light-fingered
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.