unˈnimble, a.
(un-1 7.)
| 1566 Drant Horace, Med. Morall A ij, When unnimble age Hath refte them of their warke. 1607 Markham Cavel. ii. 48 A horse that is sloathfull or vnnimble in turning. 1681 Rycaut tr. Gracian's Critick 76 These..sluggishly moved their unnimble legs. 1703 Thoresby Let. to Ray (E.D.S.), Clunter, an unnimble stumbler. |
Hence unˈnimbleness.
| 1607 Markham Cavel. ii. 177 Some horses,..out of vn⁓nimblenesse,..are..more apt to turne vpon one hand then vpon another. |