nimbly
adverb/ˈnɪmbli/
/ˈnɪmbli/
- with quick and easy movements
- She climbed nimbly up the ladder.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNimbly is used with these verbs:- climb
- skip
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- in a way that shows you are able to think and understand quickly
- He then took questions, nimbly avoiding one about tax cuts.
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