Nimbly
['nimbli]
Definition
(adv.) In a nimble manner; with agility; with light, quick motion.
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Examples
- Helstone came in marching nimbly and erect, looking browner, keener, and livelier than usual. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Reassured by her mistress' confident tone, Eliza proceeded nimbly and adroitly with her toilet, laughing at her own fears, as she proceeded. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The boat here stopped at a small landing to take in wood, and Eva, hearing her father's voice, bounded nimbly away. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The Lord never visits these parts, said the woman, bitterly, as she went nimbly forward with her work; and again the scornful smile curled her lips. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She obeyed; went and returned deftly and nimbly. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They climbed high trees as nimbly as a squirrel, for they had strong extended claws before and behind, terminating in sharp points, and hooked. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Pastime, said madame, still looking at him with a smile while her fingers moved nimbly. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
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