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Webster 1913 Edition


Nimbly

Nim′bly

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adv.
In a nimble manner; with agility; with light, quick motion.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nimbly

NIM'BLY

,
adv.
With agility; with light, quick motion.
He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber.

Definition 2024


nimbly

nimbly

English

Adverb

nimbly (comparative more nimbly, superlative most nimbly)

  1. in a nimble manner
    • ca. 1592-3 --- Shakespeare: The Tragedie of Richard the Third
      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
    • 2000 -- Eiji Yoshikawa: Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan
      "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!"