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nim⋅ble

[nim-buhl]
–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 nim 1 ) + -el -le


nim⋅ble⋅ness, noun
nimbly, adverb


1. lively, brisk, swift. 2. alert.


1. clumsy.
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nim·ble   (nĭm'bəl)   
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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