- moving quickly and lightly
"sleek and agile as a gymnast"
"as nimble as a deer"
"nimble fingers"
"quick of foot"
"the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

- mentally quick
"an agile mind"
"nimble wits"

1. Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.

"Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails." -- Pope.

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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.