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nimble
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:48 pm
by Bailey
nim·ble (nmbl)
adj. 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.
[Middle English nemel, from Old English nmel, quick to seize and numol, quick at learning; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]
nimble·ness n.
nimbly adv.
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsAdj. 1. nimble - 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"
agile, spry, quick
active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
2. nimble - mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"
agile
intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
mark be-nimble-be-quick Bailey
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:44 am
by gailr
Nimble is listed as a "devil" for the Lord Chief Justice in the 16th century play Thomas of Woodstock.
"but how if we meet with some ignoramus fellows,
my lord, that cannot write their minds. what shall
they do?"
-gailr
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:37 pm
by Perry
My brother loves to repeat some advice he once heard on how to avoid falling hair: Step nimbly aside.
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:39 pm
by Bailey
Perry, this must be the famous ODIM brother, can you persuade him to join our motley crew? We'd love to benefit from his collection of witty saying and reposts, much like huny's cute [and homely] sayings I just can't get enough.
mark must-find-the-connection-between homely-and-homily Bailey
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:07 pm
by gailr
mark must-find-the-connection-between homely-and-himily Bailey
that would be..."homily"?
-gailr
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:25 pm
by Perry
I have tried to get my brother to join; and sometimes send him links to some of our threads. However, when he isn't busy writing copy, he ogles old guitars and frequents some motorcycle bulletin boards. (He claims that some of the cyclists show some pretty snappy reparte in their postings.)
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:02 pm
by Bailey
mark must-find-the-connection-between homely-and-himily Bailey
that would be..."homily"?
-gailr
our nimble Gailr found a typo I missed, sigh.
mark can't-spell-but-really-it's-the-fault-of-my-fingres Bailey
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:07 pm
by Bailey
oh I think it should have been hermily anyway
mark Just-figured-that-out Bailey