fleet-footed

fleet-footed
/fleet"foot"id/, adj.
able to run fast.
[1585-95]

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  • fleet — I n flotilla, armada, argosy, naval force, task force; squadron, division, Obs. escadrille. II adj swift, fast, rapid, quick, double quick, expeditious, speedy; arrowy, winged, cometary, meteoric; agile, nimble, nimble footed, light footed, swift …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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  • nimble-footed — adj fast, rapid, fleet, fleet footed, light legged, light of heel; speedy, brisk, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, quick moving, swift as an arrow, arrowy, winged, eagle winged; light, light on one s feet, light footed, sure footed,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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