Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fleetfooted

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fleet-foot-ed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Swift on one's feet.

Example Sentences

"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."
"But the volume is also an introspective self-portrait, set down in the same fluent, fleet-footed prose that made his 1995 book “Dreams From My Father” such a haunting family memoir.”"

Etymology

From fleet + footed.

Inflected Forms

more fleetfooted (comparative) most fleetfooted (superlative) fleet-footed (alternative) fleet footed (alternative)

Derived Forms

fleetfootedness

Synonyms

fleet of foot fleet

Questions

What does fleetfooted mean?: Swift on one's feet.
Where does fleetfooted come from?: From fleet + footed.

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