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nim·ble (nim′bəl)

adjective nimbler -·bler, nimblest -·blest

  1. mentally quick; quick-witted; alert a nimble mind
  2. Rare showing mental quickness a nimble reply
  3. moving quickly and lightly

Etymology: with intrusive -b- < ME nimmel < OE numol < niman, to take (see nim): basic sense “capable of taking”

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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