nimbly
In agile fashion
Nimbly means with quick, light, agile movement.
Someone who moves nimbly does so with ease and dexterity: She nimbly sidestepped the puddle.
The word extends to mental agility—navigating a tricky conversation or complex argument: He nimbly deflected the accusation.
With nimble movement
gracefully · lightly · swiftly · dexterously · smoothly · supplely · briskly · fluidly
At high speed
hastily · expeditiously · promptly · snappily · smartly · readily · instantly · pronto
With little weight
- softlyWith little volume
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- airilyIn a breezy manner
- gentlyIn a mild manner
featherlike · tiptoed · stealthily · quietly · silently · catlike · ethereally · weightlessly
agilely
With nimble movement
fleetly · gracefully · lightly · swiftly · dexterously · smoothly · supplely · briskly · fluidly · effortlessly
quickly
At high speed
fast · hastily · expeditiously · promptly · snappily · smartly · readily · instantly · pronto · posthaste
lightly
With little weight
- softlyWith little volume
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- airilyIn a breezy manner
gently · featherlike · tiptoed · stealthily · quietly · silently · catlike · ethereally · weightlessly · whisperingly
cleverly
With mental sharpness
sharply · wittily · resourcefully · ingeniously · artfully · cunningly · adeptly · glibly · slickly · smartly
- adverbs of easeeasily, smoothly, effortlessly, naturally, seamlessly
nimblyclumsily
In an uncoordinated manner
awkwardly · ungainly · gracelessly · ham-fistedly · maladroitly
nimblyslowly
At reduced speed
sluggishly · lethargically · ponderously · laboriously · heavily
- nimble fingersAgile, precise manual dexterity
- Jack Be NimbleVerse about leaping fire