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  • adjective superlative form of nimble: most nimble.

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Examples

  • I, whom Vincentio Saviola termed his nimblest and most agile disciple, was, to speak briefly, foiled by a cow-boy, who knew no more of fence than is used at every country wake.

    The Monastery 2008

  • Saviola termed his nimblest and most agile disciple, was, to speak briefly, foiled by a cow-boy, who knew no more of fence than is used at every country wake.

    The Monastery Walter Scott 1801

  • At its nimblest, the book evokes centuries with ease, providing the pleasantly anachronistic appeal of a Victorian novel about the internet bubble.

    The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman – review 2011

  • The nimblest boys had clambered up the cliffs to claim a great number of them.

    Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010

  • Jesse Williams was one of the nimblest shortstops in blackball history, blessed with quick feet and a bat that had surprising pop.

    Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010

  • At the time, ABC was as big as William Morris, and Sol Safian was one of their nimblest agents.

    Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010

  • The nimblest controversialist in the movie, curiously, turns out to be the guy who dresses up as Jesus at the Holy Land Experience.

    An Atheist Walks Into a Bar … 2008

  • Jesse Williams was one of the nimblest shortstops in blackball history, blessed with quick feet and a bat that had surprising pop.

    Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010

  • The nimblest boys had clambered up the cliffs to claim a great number of them.

    Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010

  • Jesse Williams was one of the nimblest shortstops in blackball history, blessed with quick feet and a bat that had surprising pop.

    Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010

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