fleetly

fleetly
Ⅰ.
fleet [1] ► NOUN 1) a group of ships sailing together. 2) (the fleet) a country's navy. 3) a number of vehicles or aircraft operating together.
ORIGIN Old English.
Ⅱ.
fleet [2] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fast and nimble.
DERIVATIVES fleetly adverb fleetness noun.
ORIGIN probably from Old Norse.

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  • fleetly — adverb see fleet III …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • fleetly — adj. quickly, with great speed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fleetly — fleet·ly …   English syllables

  • fleetly — adverb in a swift manner she moved swiftly • Syn: ↑swiftly • Derived from adjective: ↑fleet, ↑swift (for: ↑swiftly) …   Useful english dictionary

  • swiftly — adverb in a swift manner (Freq. 18) she moved swiftly • Syn: ↑fleetly • Derived from adjective: ↑fleet (for: ↑fleetly), ↑swift …   Useful english dictionary

  • Swiftly — Swift ly, adv. In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly. Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fleet — I. verb Etymology: Middle English fleten, from Old English flēotan; akin to Old High German fliozzan to float, Old English flōwan to flow Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. obsolete drift 2. a. archaic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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