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swift-footed

[swift-foo t-id]

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adjective

swift in running.

Origin of swift-footed

First recorded in 1590–1600

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

Examples from the Web for swift-footed

Historical Examples of swift-footed

Thus he spoke; and they obeyed the swift-footed son of Peleus.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
Homer
They therefore sent a band of their swift-footed warriors down the river, to a narrow pass, to intercept the canoe.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
John S. C. Abbott
"We get to be so swift-footed that we don't need spots," said Nimble's mother.
The Tale of Nimble Deer
Arthur Scott Bailey
But, after all, the swift-footed creatures are circumscribed in their wanderings.
Revolution and Other Essays
Jack London
Each of them contended for the honour of being the most swift-footed.
Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories
Anonymous