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单词 fleet-footed
释义

fleet-footed

adjective

fleet-foot·​ed ˈflēt-ˌfu̇-təd How to pronounce fleet-footed (audio)
: able to run fast

Synonyms

  • blistering
  • breakneck
  • breathless
  • brisk
  • dizzy
  • fast
  • fleet
  • flying
  • galloping
  • hasty
  • hot
  • lightning
  • nippy
  • quick
  • rapid
  • rapid-fire
  • rattling
  • snappy
  • speedy
  • splitting
  • swift
  • whirlwind
  • zippy
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1743, in the meaning defined above

fleet-footed

adjective

as in galloping
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed the Roman god Mercury was the fleet-footed messenger of the gods

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • galloping
  • rapid
  • brisk
  • fast
  • quick
  • swift
  • speedy
  • zippy
  • fleet
  • flying
  • breakneck
  • lightning
  • blistering
  • whirlwind
  • hurried
  • rattling
  • snappy
  • hasty
  • breathless
  • hot
  • accelerated
  • rapid-fire
  • nippy
  • splitting
  • expeditious
  • at speed
  • dizzy
  • energetic
  • rushed
  • vigorous
  • quickened
  • ready
  • strong
  • prompt
  • hastened
  • breathtaking
  • rush
  • strenuous
  • high-speed
  • ultrafast
  • ultrarapid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slow
  • plodding
  • sluggish
  • languid
  • unhurried
  • pokey
  • crawling
  • laggard
  • dragging
  • leisurely
  • deliberate
  • poky
  • lingering
  • dallying
  • slowish
  • tardy
  • dilatory
  • late
  • measured
  • dawdling
  • dillydallying
  • poking
  • ultraslow
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