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Fleeter

Fleet \Fleet\, a. [Compar. Fleeter; superl. Fleetest.] [Cf. Icel. flj[=o]tr quick. See Fleet, v. i.]

  1. Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble.

    In mail their horses clad, yet fleet and strong.
    --Milton.

  2. Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil. [Prov. Eng.]
    --Mortimer.

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fleeter

a. (en-comparative of: fleet)

Usage examples of "fleeter".

Still, Bryson was fleeter of foot, and he caught up with Waller in a matter of seconds.

Neelix smirked, aware that he had not just recovered lost territory, he had forged ahead in his plan to prove to the Star fleeters that he was as good a swashbuckler as he often claimed.