Both Uses of
nimble
in
David Copperfield
- On Steerforth's replying in the affirmative, she pushed a chair against it, and begging the assistance of my hand, mounted up, pretty nimbly, to the top, as if it were a stage.†
Chpt 22-24 *
- She looked very pretty, and was very merry; but the little feet that used to be so nimble when they danced round Jip, were dull and motionless.†
Chpt 46-48
Definition:
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(nimble) quick and agile -- typically physically, but can also reference quick, agile thinking
(someone who is agile does things easily)