Nimbly
adverb
Moving quickly and lightly.
The cat jumped nimbly from the table to the counter.
Often appears as...
- move nimbly
- jump nimbly
adverb
Doing something quickly and effectively.
He nimbly solved the difficult math problem.
Often appears as...
- solve nimbly
- respond nimbly
adverb
Moving quickly and lightly.
The cat jumped nimbly from the table to the counter.
Often appears as...
- move nimbly
- jump nimbly
adverb
Doing something quickly and effectively.
He nimbly solved the difficult math problem.
Often appears as...
- solve nimbly
- respond nimbly
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Agility
Use 'nimbly' to describe quick, graceful physical movements, as in sports or dance.
She moved nimbly across the dance floor, avoiding other dancers with ease.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literally
'Nimbly' can describe actions that aren't physical but are done efficiently, almost with an ease of thought.
He navigated the legal documents nimbly, finding the needed clause quickly.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Nimbly' often appears in metaphors, comparing non-physical actions to agile movements.
The politician handled the scandal nimbly, sidestepping every accusation.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Agility
Use 'nimbly' to describe quick, graceful physical movements, as in sports or dance.
She moved nimbly across the dance floor, avoiding other dancers with ease.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literally
'Nimbly' can describe actions that aren't physical but are done efficiently, almost with an ease of thought.
He navigated the legal documents nimbly, finding the needed clause quickly.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Nimbly' often appears in metaphors, comparing non-physical actions to agile movements.
The politician handled the scandal nimbly, sidestepping every accusation.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Agility
Use 'nimbly' to describe quick, graceful physical movements, as in sports or dance.
She moved nimbly across the dance floor, avoiding other dancers with ease.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literally
'Nimbly' can describe actions that aren't physical but are done efficiently, almost with an ease of thought.
He navigated the legal documents nimbly, finding the needed clause quickly.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Nimbly' often appears in metaphors, comparing non-physical actions to agile movements.
The politician handled the scandal nimbly, sidestepping every accusation.
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Video examples
The myth behind the...
The ox came in second, with the powerful tiger right behind him. The rabbit, too small to battle the current, nimbly hopped across stones and logs to come in fourth. Next came the dragon, who could have flown directly across, but stopped to help some creatures she had encountered on the way. After her came the horse, galloping across the river.
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Understanding the colors...
inspires me to practice the art of careful observation and to be able to navigate nimbly between things as large as a distant landscape and a small and ethereal as curls of smoke now that humans are able to discover and to shape the world on the nano scale these are
Video examples
The myth behind the...
The ox came in second, with the powerful tiger right behind him. The rabbit, too small to battle the current, nimbly hopped across stones and logs to come in fourth. Next came the dragon, who could have flown directly across, but stopped to help some creatures she had encountered on the way. After her came the horse, galloping across the river.
Video examples
Understanding the colors...
inspires me to practice the art of careful observation and to be able to navigate nimbly between things as large as a distant landscape and a small and ethereal as curls of smoke now that humans are able to discover and to shape the world on the nano scale these are
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Quote examples
Sarah Lacy
American Journalist
As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else.
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Laurene Powell Jobs
American Philanthropist
The beauty of having an LLC in today's world is No. 1, you have the ability to act and react as nimbly as need be to create change, and you have the ability to invest politically, in the for-profit sector and the nonprofit sector simultaneously.
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James Gleick
American Author
Basic dictionaries no longer belong on paper; the greatest, the 'Oxford English Dictionary,' has nimbly remade itself in cyberspace, where it has doubled in size and grown more timely and usable than ever.
Quote examples
Sarah Lacy
American Journalist
As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else.
Quote examples
Laurene Powell Jobs
American Philanthropist
The beauty of having an LLC in today's world is No. 1, you have the ability to act and react as nimbly as need be to create change, and you have the ability to invest politically, in the for-profit sector and the nonprofit sector simultaneously.
Quote examples
James Gleick
American Author
Basic dictionaries no longer belong on paper; the greatest, the 'Oxford English Dictionary,' has nimbly remade itself in cyberspace, where it has doubled in size and grown more timely and usable than ever.
Example 1 of 3
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