- Fleetly
- Fleetly Fleet"ly, adv. In a fleet manner; rapidly. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Fleetly
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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. f … English terms dictionary
fleetly — adverb see fleet III … New Collegiate Dictionary
fleetly — See fleet2. * * * … Universalium
fleetly — adverb In a fleet manner; swiftly … Wiktionary
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
