Defn: Serving to bring clouds or stormy weather.
NIMBLE
Nim"ble, a. [Compar. Nimbler; superl. Nimblest.] Etym: [OE. nimel,
prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS. niman; akin to
D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema, Goth. nima, and prob. to
Gr. Nomand, Numb.]
Defn: Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;
lively; swift.
Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. Pope.
Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.
Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass
(Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing purposes in the
Mississippi valley.
Syn.
— Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.
NIMBLENESS
Nim"ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness.
NIMBLESS
Nim"bless, n.
Defn: Nimbleness. [Obs.] Spenser.
NIMBLY
Nim"bly, adv.