wing-footed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of wing-footed
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta plays Namor, the wing-footed leader of Talokan.
From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2022
Mercury — Hermes to the Greeks — was the fleet- and wing-footed messenger of the gods.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2018
In this era of wing-footed Prime Ministers, who find it easier to pop over in a plane than to telephone.
From Time Magazine Archive
In center field, he obviously needs polish, but he covers ground like a wing-footed dervish.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mercury, the wing-footed messenger, and Flora, the goddess of Spring, sought the center of the earth to bring back Proserpina to Ceres.
From Classic Myths by Judd, Mary Catherine
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