adv. [f. FLEET a.1 + -LY2.] Swiftly, quickly; also comb., as fleetly mounted.
1598. Florio, Snellamente, swiftlie, nimblie, fleetlie.
1814. Scott, Wav., xviii. Alice, snatching up her basket, escaped up the rocky bank as fleetly as a roe.
1874. J. G. Holland, Mistr. Manse, vii. 40.
| Full fleetly sped the morning hours; | |
| Then, wide upon the country round | |
| A tumult of melodious powers— | |
| In tumult of melodious sound— | |
| Burst forth from all the village towers. |
1876–7. J. Grant, Hist. India, I. xxiii. 122/1. By sending out detachments of lightly-armed and fleetly-mounted horsemen to sweep the country, Hyder made it almost impossible for Smith to procure food for his forces.
