nimbly

English

Etymology

nimble +‎ -ly

Adverb

nimbly (comparative more nimbly, superlative most nimbly)

  1. in a nimble manner
    • ca. 1592-3 --- Shakespeare: The Tragedie of Richard the Third
      And now, in stead of mounting Barbed Steeds, To fright the Soules of fearfull Adversaries, He capers nimbly in a Ladies Chamber, To the lascivious pleasing of a Lute
    • 2000 -- Eiji Yoshikawa: Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan
      "The bee belongs to the one who caught it! If you catch it, it's your bee!" he said, nimbly jumping up and snatching a bee out of the air. "Yow! This one's mine!"
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