"nimbly" meaning in English

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          "ref": "c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 173:",
          "text": "And now, in ſtead of mounting Barbed Steeds, / To fright the Soules of fearfull Aduersaries, / He capers nimbly in a Ladies Chamber, / To the laſcivious pleaſing of a Lute.",
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          "text": "“Nimbly” quoth he, “do the fingers move / If a man be but used to his trade.”",
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          "text": "\"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!\"",
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        "in a nimble manner"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "in a nimble manner",
          "word": "agiliter"
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          "sense": "in a nimble manner",
          "word": "zręcznie"
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          "sense": "in a nimble manner",
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          "roman": "laghu",
          "sense": "in a nimble manner",
          "word": "लघु"
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