Clumsy
Clumsy adjective - Having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner.
Usage example: clumsy on the dance floor
Nearby Words: clumsiness, clumsily
Nimble
Nimble adjective - Moving easily.
Usage example: her nimble fingers make knitting look so easy
Nearby Word: nimbly
Both words in one sentence
- These nimble little creatures move roughly three times as fast as you do (not that that's saying much, since poor physics made Simon slow and clumsy as an ox), and they do enormous damage.
Source: Demonic Spiders / Castlevania - Along with these roles usually comes standard physical/mental types—fighters are always huge and burly, and not always swift; magic users are always skinny, weak and clumsy while being geniuses; thieves are nimble and clever, and often smaller than other characters.
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