Meaning & use
Legerity
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Physical or mental quickness, nimbleness, or lightness of movement.
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The gymnast moved across the beam with astonishing legerity.
Her legerity of mind let her solve the puzzle before anyone else had finished reading it.
A note on using this word
A rare literary word derived from the French 'léger,' meaning 'light,' the same root behind 'lingerie' and 'ledger,' though unrelated in meaning.
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clumsinesssluggishness
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