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nimbly

adv

Etymology

From nimble + -ly.

  1. derived from numol — “able to take, capable of holding”
  2. inherited from nǣmel — “receptive, quick to grasp”
  3. inherited from nymyl
  4. suffixed as nimbly — “nimble + ly”

Definitions

  1. in a nimble manner

    • And now, in ſtead of mounting Barbed Steeds, / To fright the Soules of fearfull Aduersaries, / He capers nimbly in a Ladies Chamber, / To the laſcivious pleaſing of a Lute.
    • “Nimbly” quoth he, “do the fingers move / If a man be but used to his trade.”
    • "The bee belongs to the one who caught it! If you catch it, it's your bee!" he said, nimbly jumping up and snatching a bee out of the air. "Yow! This one's mine!"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA