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fleet-footed

[ fleet-foo t-id ]

/ ˈflitˈfʊt ɪd /

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adjective

able to run fast.

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Origin of fleet-footed

First recorded in 1585–95

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fleet-footed

To pursue them would be like chasing the fleet-footed mountain goat in his rocky fastnesses.
How the Other Half Lives|Jacob A. Riis
The fleet-footed barbarians could travel almost as fast on two legs as he could on four.
Renshaw Fanning's Quest|Bertram Mitford
In the meantime the Indian on his fleet-footed ponies would likely be fifty or one hundred miles away from the point of encounter.
The Indians' Last Fight|Dennis Collins
The scouts fondness for fleet-footed ponies was well known by his friends.
Scouting with Kit Carson|Everett T. Tomlinson

But pull the mules never so heartily the fleet-footed savages kept the pace, and kept it well.
In the Whirl of the Rising|Bertram Mitford