Nimbly vs Swiftly - What's the difference?
nimbly | swiftly | Related terms |
in a nimble manner
* ca. 1592-3 --- Shakespeare:
* 2000 -- Eiji Yoshikawa: Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN4770026099&id=7eViflk6d9IC&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&ots=4rsrFEY4Pl&dq=%22,+nimbly+jumping+up+and+snatching+a+bee+out+of+the+air%22&sig=R5p9PuInBl3LFAjRn7DEXPTht6A#PRA3-PA1,M1]
*:"The bee belongs to the one who caught it! If you catch it, it's your bee!" he said, nimbly jumping up and snatching a bee out of the air. "Yow! This one's mine!"
In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 2
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Bulgaria 0-3 England
, work=BBC
Nimbly is a related term of swiftly.
As adverbs the difference between nimbly and swiftly
is that nimbly is in a nimble manner while swiftly is in a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.nimbly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- And now, in stead of mounting Barbed Steeds, To fright the Soules of fearfull Adversaries, He capers nimbly in a Ladies Chamber, To the lascivious pleasing of a Lute
swiftly
English
Adverb
(en-adv)citation, page= , passage=Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued.}}