nimbly

English

Adverb

nimbly (comparative more nimbly, superlative most nimbly)

1. in a nimble manner
   • ca. 1592-3 --- Shakespeare: The Tragedie of Richard the Third

     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

   • 2000 -- Eiji Yoshikawa: Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan [1]

     "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!"