nimblyadv.

Brit.

/ˈnɪmbli/, U.S.

/ˈnɪmb(ə)li/

Forms:

α. late Middle English neemly, late Middle English nemelie, late Middle English–1500s nemly, 1500s neembly.

β. 1500s nymbly, 1500s– nimbly; Scottish pre-1700 nimlie, pre-1700 nymlie, pre-1700 nymly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nimble adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < nimble adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In a nimble or agile manner; quickly, actively; alertly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > bodily movement > [adverb] > agilely or nimbly

lighteOE

lightly?a1200

wightlyc1330

deliverlya1375

swipperly?a1400

wakerly?a1400

wighta1400

yaplya1400

featlyc1400

nimblyc1450

lightsomely1561

nimble1568

wimbly1594

yarelya1616

yare1622

featilya1640

agilely1663

cleverly1686

spry1855

lissomely1902

spryly1905

cattishly1913

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > swiftly and briskly

sharplya1000

smartc1300

smartlyc1300

spackc1330

wightlyc1330

spacklya1350

swipperly?a1400

wighta1400

nimblyc1450

quiverly1519

roundly1548

nimble1568

bragly1579

snap1583

yarelya1616

briskly1665

smartish1839

nippily1932

snappingly1976

α.

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1905) II. 448 He..put nemelie þe knyfe in hur hand.

1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) xii. iii. sig. M.i^v Ther with the bore torned hym nemly.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. lxiii. A What is he this, that..cometh in so neembly with all his strength?

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 1226 Duke Nestor Anon nemly persayuit Þat he [sc. Laomedon] was prinse of þe pepull.

β. c1575 Perfect Bk. Kepinge Sparhawkes (1886) 15 Theare is a prety slaight to let her tyre through the hode and so nymbly whiles her beake is through to strike it on gently & neuer fayle.1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae 13 So nymlie and trimlie, thir birds thay flew me by.1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. F3 The Tinker..stript him starke naked, but first diu'de nimbly into his pockets.1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 12 On a very stiff Drum-head, which is vehemently or very nimbly beaten with the Drum-sticks.1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 93. ⁋7 I recovered so quick, and jumped so nimbly into my Guard.1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. v. 42 We saw a stag bound nimbly by.1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xix. 193 The landlord bestirred himself nimbly.1879 M. Arnold Mixed Ess. 329 One alert figure..skips nimbly along at the horses' side.1936 R. Lehmann Weather in Streets i. i. 27 A porter was..dealing nimbly with the baggage.1991 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 23 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 6/2 He still tried to lay down ground rules by insisting that Grobel only ask questions about Indians, a restriction the reporter nimbly side-stepped.

†2. Lightly (armed). Only in nimbly appointed. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adverb] > lightly

nimbly appointed1600

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xliv. iv. 1172 The Romanes advanced forth to fight, nimbly appointed [L. expediti]; and the enemies likewise were lightly armed.

Compounds

† Modifying simple and participial adjectives, as nimbly-neat, nimbly-witted, etc. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1579 Cyuile & Vncyuile Life (new ed.) sig. L You are..very nimbly witted.

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 93 Halfe a score of Reapers nimbly-neat.

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lxx. 202 Poetry should be rather like a Coranto, short, and nimbly-lofty; than a Lesson, of a day long.

1785 T. Dwight Conquest of Canäan vii. 166 The chief; the steed ; the nimbly-rushing car; And all the horrors of the gloomy war.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nimbly
释义	nimblyadv. Brit. /ˈnɪmbli/, U.S. /ˈnɪmb(ə)li/ Forms: α. late Middle English neemly, late Middle English nemelie, late Middle English–1500s nemly, 1500s neembly. β. 1500s nymbly, 1500s– nimbly; Scottish pre-1700 nimlie, pre-1700 nymlie, pre-1700 nymly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nimble adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < nimble adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In a nimble or agile manner; quickly, actively; alertly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [adverb] > agilely or nimbly lighteOE lightly?a1200 wightlyc1330 deliverlya1375 swipperly?a1400 wakerly?a1400 wighta1400 yaplya1400 featlyc1400 nimblyc1450 lightsomely1561 nimble1568 wimbly1594 yarelya1616 yare1622 featilya1640 agilely1663 cleverly1686 spry1855 lissomely1902 spryly1905 cattishly1913 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > swiftly and briskly sharplya1000 smartc1300 smartlyc1300 spackc1330 wightlyc1330 spacklya1350 swipperly?a1400 wighta1400 nimblyc1450 quiverly1519 roundly1548 nimble1568 bragly1579 snap1583 yarelya1616 briskly1665 smartish1839 nippily1932 snappingly1976 α. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1905) II. 448 He..put nemelie þe knyfe in hur hand. 1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) xii. iii. sig. M.i^v Ther with the bore torned hym nemly. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. lxiii. A What is he this, that..cometh in so neembly with all his strength? c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 1226 Duke Nestor Anon nemly persayuit Þat he [sc. Laomedon] was prinse of þe pepull. β. c1575 Perfect Bk. Kepinge Sparhawkes (1886) 15 Theare is a prety slaight to let her tyre through the hode and so nymbly whiles her beake is through to strike it on gently & neuer fayle.1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae 13 So nymlie and trimlie, thir birds thay flew me by.1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. F3 The Tinker..stript him starke naked, but first diu'de nimbly into his pockets.1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 12 On a very stiff Drum-head, which is vehemently or very nimbly beaten with the Drum-sticks.1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 93. ⁋7 I recovered so quick, and jumped so nimbly into my Guard.1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. v. 42 We saw a stag bound nimbly by.1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xix. 193 The landlord bestirred himself nimbly.1879 M. Arnold Mixed Ess. 329 One alert figure..skips nimbly along at the horses' side.1936 R. Lehmann Weather in Streets i. i. 27 A porter was..dealing nimbly with the baggage.1991 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 23 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 6/2 He still tried to lay down ground rules by insisting that Grobel only ask questions about Indians, a restriction the reporter nimbly side-stepped. †2. Lightly (armed). Only in nimbly appointed. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adverb] > lightly nimbly appointed1600 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xliv. iv. 1172 The Romanes advanced forth to fight, nimbly appointed [L. expediti]; and the enemies likewise were lightly armed. Compounds † Modifying simple and participial adjectives, as nimbly-neat, nimbly-witted, etc. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1579 Cyuile & Vncyuile Life (new ed.) sig. L You are..very nimbly witted. 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 93 Halfe a score of Reapers nimbly-neat. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lxx. 202 Poetry should be rather like a Coranto, short, and nimbly-lofty; than a Lesson, of a day long. 1785 T. Dwight Conquest of Canäan vii. 166 The chief; the steed ; the nimbly-rushing car; And all the horrors of the gloomy war. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1450
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