adj. nim·bler, nim·blest 1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers. [Middle English nemel, from Old English nǣmel, quick to seize and numol, quick at learning; see nem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] nimble·ness n. nimbly adv. |
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