nimbly

  • 1Nimbly — Nim bly, adv. In a nimble manner; with agility; with light, quick motion. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2nimbly — (adv.) mid 14c., from NIMBLE (Cf. nimble) + LY (Cf. ly) (adv.) …

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  • 3nimbly — adverb in a nimble manner And now, in stead of mounting Barbed Steeds, To fright the Soules of fearfull Adversaries, He capers nimbly in a Ladies Chamber, To the lascivious pleasing of a Lute …

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  • 4nimbly — adv. Nimbly is used with these verbs: ↑climb, ↑skip …

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  • 5nimbly — nimble ► ADJECTIVE (nimbler, nimblest) ▪ quick and agile in movement, action, or thought. DERIVATIVES nimbly adverb. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 6nimbly — adverb in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease (Freq. 1) nimbly scaling an iron gate Charles Dickens leaped agilely from roof to roof • Syn: ↑agilely • Derived from adjective: ↑nimble, ↑agile …

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  • 7nimbly — adverb see nimble …

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  • 8nimbly — See nimbleness. * * * …

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  • 9nimbly — Synonyms and related words: ably, adeptly, adroitly, agilely, aptly, artfully, artistically, brilliantly, capably, cleverly, competently, cunningly, deftly, dexterously, dextrously, efficiently, excellently, expeditiously, expertly, featly,… …

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  • 10nimbly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. swiftly, rapidly, agilely; see gracefully …

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