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wing-footed

[wing-foot-id]

adjective

  1. having winged feet.

  2. swift.



wing-footed

adjective

  1. archaic,  fleet; swift

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wing-footed1

First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences

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Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta plays Namor, the wing-footed leader of Talokan.

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Wing-footed wide receivers fly past defenses, averaging 17 yards per catch.

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Mercury — Hermes to the Greeks — was the fleet- and wing-footed messenger of the gods.

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But the insights that helped him capture consumers' imaginations in those industries are just as relevant to FTD as its iconic wing-footed Mercury Man.

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He wonders how one can dare to put a plain little loaf on a grand "wing-footed" table.

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