Category:Nimble

Nim"ble, a. [compar. Nimbler; superl. Nimblest.] Etym: [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. Nomand, numb.]

Defn: 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.