Fleetfooted

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Swift on one's feet.

    "It would take a few more beers, but when the liquid courage kicked in, his wobbly legs were unable to keep pace with the fleetfooted waitress, who rolled her eyes, smiling, and finally twirled away."

Synonyms

All synonyms
fleetfleet of foot

Example

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"It would take a few more beers, but when the liquid courage kicked in, his wobbly legs were unable to keep pace with the fleetfooted waitress, who rolled her eyes, smiling, and finally twirled away."

Etymology

From fleet + footed.

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