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fleetest

fleetest is the superlative form of fleet.

Meaning of fleet

Adjective

fleet (comparative fleeter or more fleet, superlative fleetest or most fleet)

  1. (literary) Swift in motion; light and quick in going from place to place.
    • In mail their horses clad, yet fleet and strong.1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 3
    Synonyms:
    nimble, fast
  2. (uncommon) Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
    • fleet Soil, and that 'tis mixed with a great quantity of Earth, Marle, Mud or Clay, &c.1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC

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Questions about fleetest

What is fleetest the superlative form of?
Fleetest is the superlative form of fleet.

Words near fleetest in the dictionary

  1. fleeted
  2. fleeted up
  3. fleeter
  4. fleeters
  5. fleetes
  6. fleetest
  7. fleetfooted
  8. fleetful
  9. fleeth
  10. fleeting
  11. fleeting note

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