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agile

UK/ˈɛd͡ʒ.aɪl/ US/ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

moving quickly and lightly

  • “sleek and agile as a gymnast”
  • “as nimble as a deer”
  • “nimble fingers”
  • “quick of foot”
  • “the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it”
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2.

mentally quick

  • “an agile mind”
  • “nimble wits”
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Origin

From earlier agil, borrowed from Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”). See agent.

Phrases

  • agile gibbon
  • agile wallaby

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