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agile

[aj-uhl, -ahyl]
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adjective
  1. quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
  2. active; lively: an agile person.
  3. marked by an ability to think quickly; mentally acute or aware: She's 95 and still very agile.

Origin of agile

1570–80; earlier agil < Latin agilis, equivalent to ag- (base of agere to do) + -ilis -ile
Related formsag·ile·ly, adverbag·ile·ness, nounun·ag·ile, adjectiveun·ag·ile·ly, adverb

Synonyms for agile

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1. nimble, sprightly. 2. brisk, spry.

Antonyms for agile

1. awkward. 2. sluggish, lethargic.
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Related Words for agilely

easily, delicately, casually, tenderly, moderately, gingerly, softly, simply, mildly, freely, quietly, slightly, sparsely, faintly, subtly, smoothly, gently, ably, handily, neatly

Examples from the Web for agilely

Historical Examples of agilely

  • She climbed as agilely as she had run, and quickly gained the split crotch.

    Nobody's Child

    Elizabeth Dejeans

  • Agilely Kirkwood swung himself over the side of the fuselage and swarmed down one of the supporting struts to the broad float.

    Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S.

    Percy F. Westerman

  • Percy waited until his foe was almost upon him, then agilely leaped to one side.

    Jim Spurling, Fisherman

    Albert Walter Tolman

  • Agilely Dacres swarmed up the swinging ladder and passed through the doorway.

    The Dreadnought of the Air

    Percy F. Westerman

British Dictionary definitions for agilely

agile

adjective
  1. quick in movement; nimble
  2. mentally quick or acute
Derived Formsagilely, adverbagility (əˈdʒɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for agile

C15: from Latin agilis, from agere to do, act
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Word Origin and History for agilely

agile

adj.

1580s, from Middle French agile (14c.) and directly from Latin agilis "nimble, quick," from agere "to move, drive" (see act (n.)). Related: Agilely.

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