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Fleetly

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fleet 1  (flt)
n.
1. A number of warships operating together under one command.
2. A group of vessels or vehicles, such as taxicabs or fishing boats, owned or operated as a unit.
[Middle English flete, from Old English flot, from flotan, to float; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
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Adv.1.fleetly - in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly"
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There was something so thoroughly savage in the manner of these expressions, and the looks and gestures by which they were accompanied, that her great fear of him gave her new strength, and enabled her by a sudden effort to extricate herself and run fleetly from him.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
Away they went fleetly and gracefully, for having practiced at home, they were well matched, and the blithe young couple were a pleasant sight to see, as they twirled merrily round and round, feeling more friendly than ever after their small tiff.
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Then, buckling his belt more tightly around his waist, he ran fleetly down the road toward the eastward and Sherwood.
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