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Thesaurus: nimble

Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.

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  1. superl. Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.
  2. adj. moving quickly and lightly
  3. adj. mentally quick
  4. Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. Pope. Note: 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.
  5. Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;lively; swift.Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. Pope.
  6. j:100 s moving quickly and lightly s mentally quick