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fleet-footed

[fleet-foot-id] / ˈflitˈfʊt ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
swift
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abrupt expeditious hasty nimble quick rapid speedy sudden unexpected
STRONG
cracking express fleet flying precipitate prompt ready screaming short spanking
WEAK
alacritous barrelling breakneck double-quick headlong hurried in nothing flat like crazy like mad on the double pronto shaking a leg short-lived snappy speedball supersonic winged
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delayed expected lazy leisurely slow
WEAK
sluggish

Example Sentences

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It would have been terrible to run on if I was a fresh, fleet-footed 20-year-old, but I was 51 and still trying to outrun guys half my age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

PhD student Jared Voris, who led the research with Prof Zelenitsky, explained: "They were these really small, fleet-footed predators that lived in the shadows of other apex predatory dinosaurs."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

Arriving on stage in a sparkly tuxedo dress, she rearranged her hits Espresso and Please Please Please in a jazzy big band style, and even delivered a fleet-footed tap dance sequence.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

His style was idiosyncratic, known for twisting, fleet-footed runs that stymied the opposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

But his favorite story, and mine, was “Rostam and Sohrab,” the tale of the great warrior Rostam and his fleet-footed horse, Rakhsh.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini