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What is the adjective for nimble?

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nimble
  1. Quick and light in movement or action.
  2. Quick-witted and alert.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. lithe, agile, graceful, lissom, spry, supple, lithesome, lissome, light, gracile, deft, feline, lightsome, featly, acrobatic, lively, dextrous, dexterous, sprightly, active, quick, nippy, fleet, swift, brisk, zippy, light-footed, quick-moving, fleet-footed, nimble-footed, light-foot, twinkle-toed, limber, elegant, smooth, flowing, adroit, fluent, natural, flexible, effortless, willowy, gracious, fluid, athletic, springy, skilled, easy, rhythmic, fit … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The performance is distinguished by Murali's graceful and nimble dancing, her vibrant costume, and the sophistication in her movements.”
      “Even the nimble limbs of the gazelle cannot overleap the barrier.”
      “For someone who was so nimble with his hands, Atlee was a disaster in the kitchen.”
nimblesome
  1. (rare) Characterised or marked by nimbleness
nimbler
  1. comparative form of nimble: more nimble
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lither, agiler, lissomer, sprier, suppler, lighter, defter, featlier, livelier, sprightlier, quicker, nippier, fleeter, swifter, brisker, zippier, more graceful, more lithesome, more gracile, more feline, more lightsome, more acrobatic, more dextrous, more dexterous, more active, more light-footed, limberer, more elegant, more flowing, willowier, smoother, adroiter, more flexible, more fluent, springier, more natural, more gracious, more fluid, more athletic, fitter, more skilled, easier, more rhythmic, sleeker, more sinuous, more pliant, more pliable, looser, slinkier, more elastic … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The feel is of something nimbler and more complex, carefully presented in a charming space.”
      “The parry of prime which was effectual enough when a heavy cut was to be stopped was too slow and cumbrous to keep pace with the nimbler thrust.”
      “His ungainly, inelegant posture can leave him exposed against nimbler opponents, and he easily attracts ridicule.”
nimblest
  1. superlative form of nimble: most nimble
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lithest, agilest, lissomest, spriest, supplest, lightest, deftest, featliest, liveliest, sprightliest, quickest, nippiest, fleetest, swiftest, briskest, zippiest, most graceful, most lithesome, most gracile, most feline, most lightsome, most acrobatic, most dextrous, most dexterous, most active, most light-footed, limberest, most elegant, most flowing, willowiest, smoothest, adroitest, most flexible, most fluent, springiest, most natural, most gracious, most fluid, most athletic, fittest, most skilled, easiest, most rhythmic, sleekest, most sinuous, most pliant, most pliable, loosest, slinkiest, most elastic … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “One of the nimblest of the group, HTC of Taiwan, has already started showing a BlackBerry-like prototype based on the Android operating system.”
      “As I have said in recent weeks, this is an accident waiting to happen and the recent rain has made the ground slippy and dangerous for even the nimblest of people.”
      “In the dance she was the nimblest, in mirth the most gleeful, and in beauty peerless.”
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