NIMBLE

agile, nimble, quick, spry

(adjective) moving quickly and lightly; “sleek and agile as a gymnast”; “as nimble as a deer”; “nimble fingers”; “quick of foot”; “the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it”

agile, nimble

(adjective) mentally quick; “an agile mind”; “nimble wits”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

nimble (comparative nimbler, superlative nimblest)

Adept at taking or grasping

Quick and light in movement or action.

Quick-witted and alert.

Antonyms

• (quick and light in movement or action): sluggish

Anagrams

• milneb

Source: Wiktionary


Nim"ble, a. [Compar. Nimbler; superl. Nimblest.] Etym: [OE. nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS. niman; akin to D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema, Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. Nomand, Numb.]

Definition: Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. Pope.

Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc. Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass (Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley.

Syn.

– Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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