nimble
Origin of nimble
1Other words for nimble
Opposites for nimble
Other words from nimble
- nim·ble·ness, noun
- nim·bly, adverb
- un·nim·ble, adjective
- un·nim·ble·ness, noun
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How to use nimble in a sentence
With incredible nimbleness, these playful farm animals hop onto a flexible piece of steel.
Kristen Wiig as Harry Styles, The Sochi Wolf, and More Viral Videos | Ariana Dickey | February 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd yes, the use of the phrase "legitimate rape" suggests a certain lack of verbal nimbleness.
Akin's Abortion View: More Widespread in GOP Than You Think | David Frum | August 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut if anything, President Obama has demonstrated an admirable nimbleness in response to changing circumstances.
It was a sort of rural salon de danse, where the villagers met nightly, to exhibit and cultivate their national nimbleness of toe.
See, too, how slowly the unpractised apprehension of an older child trudges after the nimbleness of a conjurer.
Ceres' Runaway | Alice Meynell
Hideously frightened, he doubled this way and that, with a nimbleness that his huge pursuer could not hope to match.
Kings in Exile | Sir Charles George Douglas RobertsAs he ran upwards, climbing the steep stairs with the nimbleness of a monkey, he bellowed the great news to each crowded doorway.
The Pillar of Light | Louis TracyFingers that had learned nimbleness and accuracy of touch in other fields, did not lag long here.
Mary Ware's Promised Land | Annie Fellows Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for nimble
/ (ˈnɪmbəl) /
agile, quick, and neat in movement: nimble fingers
alert; acute: a nimble intellect
Origin of nimble
1Derived forms of nimble
- nimbleness, noun
- nimbly, adverb
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