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nim·ble       [nim-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, -bler, -blest.
1.quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
2.quick to understand, think, devise, etc.: a nimble mind.
3.cleverly contrived: a story with a nimble plot.
[Origin: bef. 1000; late ME nymel, earlier nemel, OE nǣmel capable, equiv. to nǣm- (var. s. of niman to take; see nim1) + -el -le]

—Related forms
nim·ble·ness, noun
nimbly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. lively, brisk, swift. 2. alert.
—Antonyms 1. clumsy.
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nim·ble       (nĭm'bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   nim·bler, nim·blest
  1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers. See Synonyms at dexterous.
  2. Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding: nimble wits.


[Middle English nemel, from Old English nǣmel, quick to seize and numol, quick at learning; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]

nim'ble·ness n., nim'bly adv.
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