lighthanded vs nimble-fingered

lighthanded

adj
  • Thieving. 

  • flippant. 

  • nimble and dextrous; 

  • Light-hearted. 

  • Sparing. 

  • benign and with minimal intervention. 

  • Not having a full complement of workers. 

adv
  • Carrying very little. 

  • In a light-handed manner. 

nimble-fingered

adj
  • Thieving, thievish. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nimble, fingered. 

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