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[ fleet-foot-id ] / ˈflitˈfʊt ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fleet-footed ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of fleet-footedFirst recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby fleet-footedfleet, fleet admiral, Fleet Air Arm, fleet ballistic missile submarine, fleet chief petty officer, fleet-footed, fleeting, fleet rate, Fleet Street, Fleetwood, Flegel's disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fleet-footedTo pursue them would be like chasing the fleet-footed mountain goat in his rocky fastnesses. How the Other Half Lives|Jacob A. Riis The fleet-footed barbarians could travel almost as fast on two legs as he could on four. Renshaw Fanning's Quest|Bertram Mitford In the meantime the Indian on his fleet-footed ponies would likely be fifty or one hundred miles away from the point of encounter. The Indians' Last Fight|Dennis Collins The scouts fondness for fleet-footed ponies was well known by his friends. Scouting with Kit Carson|Everett T. Tomlinson
Words related to fleet-footedrapid, unexpected, hasty, nimble, sudden, abrupt, quick, speedy, expeditious, short, prompt, flying, express, spanking, precipitate, ready, fleet, cracking, screaming, breakneck |