fleet-footed

[ fleet-foot-id ]
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adjective
  1. able to run fast.

Origin of fleet-footed

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First recorded in 1585–95

Words Nearby fleet-footed

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How to use fleet-footed in a sentence

  • In the darkness, on the steep and ragged descent the fleet-footed savages could almost keep pace with the horse.

    The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford