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light-fingered definition

light·-fingered (līt′fiŋ′gərd)

adjective

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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