unnimbleadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈnɪmbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈnɪmb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and nimble adj., adv., and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, nimble adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + nimble adj.

Not nimble.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > qualities of bodily movement > agile or nimble > not

unnimble1566

1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall A ij When unnimble age Hath refte them of their warke [L. senes ut in otia tuta recedant].

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 48 A horse that is sloathfull or vnnimble in turning.

1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 76 These..sluggishly moved their unnimble legs.

1753 Country Gentleman's Compan. I. xvii. 125 The unnimble going of your Beast.

1875 Catholic World Oct. 13/2 It was dull work..teaching her unnimble fingers to turn the heel of a stocking.

1999 Denver Post (Nexis) 15 Jan. i1 This big ‘truck’..has a curb-to-curb turning diameter of 40.7 feet. Call it unnimble.

Derivatives

† unˈnimbleness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > bodily movement > [noun] > qualities of bodily movement > lack of nimbleness

unnimbleness1607

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 177 Some horses,..out of vnnimblenesse,..are..more apt to turne vpon one hand then vpon another.

1700 C. Ness Divine Legacy All Mankind vii. 346 They are afraid of every Hillock, or little Stone standing up in their way, for fear of stumbling on it, because of the unnimbleness of their Limbs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unnimble
释义	unnimbleadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈnɪmbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈnɪmb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and nimble adj., adv., and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, nimble adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + nimble adj. Not nimble. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [adjective] > qualities of bodily movement > agile or nimble > not unnimble1566 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall A ij When unnimble age Hath refte them of their warke [L. senes ut in otia tuta recedant]. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 48 A horse that is sloathfull or vnnimble in turning. 1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 76 These..sluggishly moved their unnimble legs. 1753 Country Gentleman's Compan. I. xvii. 125 The unnimble going of your Beast. 1875 Catholic World Oct. 13/2 It was dull work..teaching her unnimble fingers to turn the heel of a stocking. 1999 Denver Post (Nexis) 15 Jan. i1 This big ‘truck’..has a curb-to-curb turning diameter of 40.7 feet. Call it unnimble. Derivatives † unˈnimbleness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [noun] > qualities of bodily movement > lack of nimbleness unnimbleness1607 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 177 Some horses,..out of vnnimblenesse,..are..more apt to turne vpon one hand then vpon another. 1700 C. Ness Divine Legacy All Mankind vii. 346 They are afraid of every Hillock, or little Stone standing up in their way, for fear of stumbling on it, because of the unnimbleness of their Limbs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1566
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