Both Uses of
nimble
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- Then Nathaniel, coming back down the road on a run, slipped the rope from the mooring and as they pulled away from the wharf leaped nimbly to his place with the crew.
p. 7.6nimbly = quickly and easily
- When he propped two logs against the cottage wall to make a crude ladder, she amused him by climbing nimbly up after him.
p. 126.3 *
Definition:
quick and agile -- typically physically, but can also reference quick, agile thinking
(someone who is agile does things easily)
(someone who is agile does things easily)