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moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
- the Roman god Mercury was the fleet-footed messenger of the gods
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- at speed
- [chiefly British]
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“Fleet-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleet-footed. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of fleet-footed was circa 1743
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