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Webster 1913 Edition

Nimble

Nim′ble

(nĭm′b’l)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Nimbler
(nĭm′blẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Nimblest
(nĭm′blĕst)
.]
[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.
νέμειν
to distribute. √ 7. Cf.
Nomand
,
Numb
.]
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.
Nimble Will
(Bot.)
,
a slender, branching, American grass (
Muhlenbergia diffusa
), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley.
Syn. – Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nimble

NIM'BLE

,
Adj.
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. It is applied chiefly to motions of the feet and hands, sometimes to other things; as a nimble boy; the nimble-footed deer.
Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails.

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