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fleet-footed

fleet-footed is the alternative form of fleetfooted.

Meaning of fleetfooted

Adjective

fleetfooted (comparative more fleetfooted, superlative most fleetfooted)

  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.2007 August 12, Andrew Gensler, “Dancing Away the Heartache, Tacos Included”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    fleet of foot, fleet

Forms of fleet-footed

comparativemore fleet-footed
superlativemost fleet-footed

Questions about fleet-footed

What is fleet-footed the alternative form of?
Fleet-footed is the alternative form of fleetfooted.

Words near fleet-footed in the dictionary

  1. fleet racing
  2. Fleet Street
  3. Fleet Street dove
  4. Fleet Street doves
  5. fleet up
  6. fleet-footed
  7. fleete
  8. fleeted
  9. fleeted up
  10. fleeter
  11. fleeters

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