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unˈnimble, a.
(un-1 7.)
1566Drant Horace, Med. Morall A ij, When unnimble age Hath refte them of their warke. 1607Markham Cavel. ii. 48 A horse that is sloathfull or vnnimble in turning. 1681Rycaut tr. Gracian's Critick 76 These..sluggishly moved their unnimble legs. 1703Thoresby Let. to Ray (E.D.S.), Clunter, an unnimble stumbler.
Hence unˈnimbleness.
1607Markham Cavel. ii. 177 Some horses,..out of vn⁓nimblenesse,..are..more apt to turne vpon one hand then vpon another. |