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nim·ble    (nmbl) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
nim·bler , nim·blest

1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers. See Synonyms at dexterous.
2. Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding: nimble wits.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English nemel, from Old English nmel, quick to seize, and numol, quick at learning; see nem- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
nimble·ness (Noun), nimbly (Adverb)

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