fleetfooted

English

Alternative forms

• fleet-footed

Etymology

fleet +‎ footed

Adjective

fleetfooted (comparative more fleetfooted, superlative most fleetfooted)

1. Swift on one's feet.
   • 2007 August 12, Andrew Gensler, “Dancing Away the Heartache, Tacos Included”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     It would take a few more beers, but when the liquid courage kicked in, his wobbly legs were unable to keep pace with the fleetfooted waitress, who rolled her eyes, smiling, and finally twirled away.

Derived terms

• fleetfootedness

Translations

swift on one's feet

• Bulgarian: бързоног (bǎrzonog)
• German: schnellfüßig
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• Greek:

  Ancient: ταχύπους (takhúpous), ποδώκης (podṓkēs)

• Westrobothnian: