单词 | nimbly |
释义 | 1 (adverb) Sabrina jumped nimbly out of the van. Synonyms agilely lightly easily smartly briskly Eve walked briskly down the corridor. gracefully deftly skilfully spryly proficiently dexterously 2 (adverb) The head of Quebec's Treasury Board has negotiated nimbly with the trade unions. Synonyms smartly sharply alertly readily I don't readily make friends. quick-wittedly fast She drives terrifically fast. quickly She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above. promptly She lay down and promptly fell asleep. swiftly Lenny moved swiftly and silently across the front lawn. actively acutely speedily This review is being conducted as speedily as possible. pronto (informal) hotfoot She arrived hotfoot from the office. pdq (slang) posthaste The pilot decided to return to Farnborough post haste. Additional synonymsin the sense of briskly Eve walked briskly down the corridor. Synonyms quickly, smartly, promptly, rapidly, readily, actively, efficiently, vigorously, energetically, pronto (informal), nimbly, posthastein the sense of fast Definition quickly She drives terrifically fast. Synonyms quickly, rapidly, swiftly, hastily, hurriedly, speedily, presto, apace (literary), in haste, like a shot (informal), at full speed, hell for leather (informal), like lightning, hotfoot, like a flash, at a rate of knots, like the clappers (British, informal), like a bat out of hell (slang), pdq (slang), like nobody's business (informal), posthaste, like greased lightning (informal), with all haste in the sense of hotfoot Definition with all possible speed She arrived hotfoot from the office. Synonyms speedily, quickly, hastily, hurriedly, helter-skelter, pell-mell, posthasteNearby words of |
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