nimble-fingered

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

nimble-fingered (comparative more nimble-fingered, superlative most nimble-fingered)

  1. Thieving, thievish.
    • 1728, [John] Gay, The Beggar’s Opera. […], London: […] John Watts, […], →OCLC, Act I, scene vi, page 7:
      Come hither Filch. I am as fond of this Child, as though my Mind miſgave me he vvere my ovvn. He hath as fine a Hand at picking a Pocket as a VVWoman, and is as nimble-finger’d as a Juggler.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nimble,‎ fingered.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=nimble-fingered&oldid=77959330"