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nimbility en · NOUN

Etymology

From nimble + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard, uncountable) nimbleness
    • Management teams must act locally with nimbility and corporately with strength, to greater effect than people working individually. 2004, Clive Reading, Strategic Business Planning:
    • I was surprised to find I soon lost enthusiasm for the project: my back hurt, my fingers lost “nimbility,” and the hair gave me the creeps. 2009, Marilyn Meberg, What to Do When the Roof Caves In:
    • Whichever delivery is used [for a missile] should be gauged to the athleticism and nimbility of the target. 2017, Jim Currie, Saddam's Parrot, page 49: