agile

His silhouettes, which so often make a woman appear aerodynamic and agile, this season left her looking grounded and sluggish.
Balenciaga, Dries Van Noten Kick Off Paris Fall 2012 Fashion Week|Robin Givhan|March 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gingrich is a strong debater, agile enough even to turn a question about past marital infidelity into an applause line.
Mitt Romney Faces High Stakes in NBC Debate With Surging Newt Gingrich|Howard Kurtz|January 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Instead, renegade Newt threw haymakers at also-rans like Michele Bachmann, but was still smart and agile enough to come out ahead.
Paul Begala: Newt Obliterates the Competition in Saturday’s Debate|Paul Begala|December 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But like the organization he now runs, he is agile and adaptive.
Bin Laden’s Replacement|Bruce Riedel|June 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Nonetheless, the group has proven remarkably resilient and agile.
The Holiday Terror Jitters|Bruce Riedel|December 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She was young and agile, and besides she was greatly excited and in haste to begin the search.
Little Bessie, the Careless Girl|Josephine Franklin
When he madly tries to pull in one, the agile horses strain upon the others.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas|Richard Henry Savage
Little by little he slipped down, the branch giving more and more with every movement of his agile body.
Ann Arbor Tales|Karl Edwin Harriman
Everywhere the agile, beautifully-tinted lizards abound, sunning themselves on logs of wood, or scampering over the sandy soil.
The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston
Morgan was mounted on the horse borrowed from Stilwell, an agile young animal, tractable and intelligent.
Trail's End|George W. Ogden

British Dictionary definitions for agile

agile

/ (ˈædʒaɪl) /

adjective

quick in movement; nimble

mentally quick or acute

Derived Forms

agilely, adverbagility (əˈdʒɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for agile

C15: from Latin agilis, from agere to do, act

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012