释义 |
fleetly, adv.|ˈfliːtlɪ| [f. fleet a.1 + -ly2.] Swiftly, quickly; also comb., as fleetly-mounted.
1598Florio, Snellamente, swiftlie, nimblie, fleetlie. 1814Scott Wav. xviii, As fleetly as a roe. 1874Holland Mistr. Manse vii. 40 Full fleetly sped the morning hours. 1876–7J. Grant Hist. India I. xxiii. 122/1 Lightly-armed and fleetly-mounted horsemen. |