nimbly

/nˈɪmbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

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adv

"And now, in ſtead of mounting Barbed Steeds, / To fright the Soules of fearfull Aduersaries, / He capers nimbly in a Ladies Chamber, / To the laſcivious pleaſing of a Lute."
"“Nimbly” quoth he, “do the fingers move / If a man be but used to his trade.”"
""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!""

Etymology tree English nimble Middle English -ly English -ly English nimbly From nimble + -ly.

more nimbly (comparative) most nimbly (superlative)

agilely

wimbley

Questions

How do you pronounce nimbly?

The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɪmbli/.

What does nimbly mean?

in a nimble manner

Where does nimbly come from?

Etymology tree English nimble Middle English -ly English -ly English nimbly From nimble + -ly.

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