nimble
Americanadjective
adjective
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agile, quick, and neat in movement
nimble fingers
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alert; acute
a nimble intellect
Other Word Forms
- nimbleness noun
- nimbly adverb
- unnimble adjective
- unnimbleness noun
Etymology
Origin of nimble
First recorded before 1000; late Middle English nymel, earlier nemel, Old English nǣmel “capable,” equivalent to nǣm- (variant stem of niman “to take”; nim 1 ) + -el -le
Example Sentences
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“Those businesses are more nimble, more agile and more likely to take advantage of AI.”
A White House spokesman said the administration is implementing “a nimble and nuanced tariffs agenda” to spur more steel and aluminum manufacturing in the U.S.
“We believe some of the AI fears are overstated with value ultimately accruing to software, though incumbents must remain nimble and reinvent themselves with the latest AI,” the analyst wrote.
From Barron's
"Brilliant, dynamic, nimble, motivating, he got us here," says one of Labour's vast intake of MPs first elected in 2024.
From BBC
The maker of cosmetics and skin-care products has “an incredibly nimble supply chain” and is capable in some instances of going from idea to retailers’ shelves in as little as nine weeks, Wagner said.
From MarketWatch
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