NIMBLY
agilely, nimbly
(adverb) in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease; “nimbly scaling an iron gate”- Charles Dickens; “leaped agilely from roof to roof”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
nimbly (comparative more nimbly, superlative most nimbly)
in a nimble manner
Source: Wiktionary
Nim"bly, adv.
Definition: In a nimble manner; with agility; with light, quick motion.
NIMBLE
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