All 3 Uses
nimble
in
The One and Only Ivan
(Edited)
- Stella moves to George's left pocket and discovers a carrot. Nimbly she removes it.
p. 88.8nimbly = with ease
- Oh, how I loved to play tag with my sister! She was nimble, but when I got too close, she would leap onto my unsuspecting father.
p. 123.7nimble = quick and agile
- I think of my nimble sister racing through the brush, always just out of my reach.
p. 253.9 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(nimble) quick and agile -- typically physically, but can also reference quick, agile thinking
(someone who is agile does things easily) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)