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Definition of Nimble
1. Adjective. Moving quickly and lightly. "The old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
Similar to: Active
Derivative terms: Agility, Nimbleness, Quickness, Quickness
2. Adjective. Mentally quick. "Nimble wits"
Definition of Nimble
1. a. Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.
Definition of Nimble
1. Adjective. Quick and light in movement or action. ¹
2. Adjective. Quick-witted and alert. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nimble
1. agile [adj -BLER, -BLEST] : NIMBLY [adv] - See also: agile
Medical Definition of Nimble
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Origin: 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. To distribute.
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. "Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails." (Pope)
Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nimble
Literary usage of Nimble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"nimble. nimble as a bee on a tar-barrel. — ANON. nimble as a cow in a cage. ...
nimble as an eel. — IBID. As nimble as a wireless spark, that hurdles the ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1878)
"nimble JIM AND THE MAGIC MELON. BY JA JUDSON. ONCE upon a time, in a snug little
cottage by a brook under a hill, lived an old widow and her only child. ..."
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