adj., -bler, -blest.
- Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers. See synonyms at dexterous.
- 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.]
nimbleness nim'ble·ness n.nimbly nim'bly adv.
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