agile
Americanadjective
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quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe.
an agile leap.
- Antonyms:
- awkward
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an agile person.
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marked by an ability to think quickly; mentally acute or aware.
She's 95 and still very agile.
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noting or relating to a philosophy of product development and production intended to create and distribute batches of working products in a short period of time with subsequent batches planned in a cyclical schedule of improvement, production, and distribution: agile manufacturing;
agile software programming;
agile manufacturing;
agile teams.
noun
adjective
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quick in movement; nimble
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mentally quick or acute
Other Word Forms
- agilely adverb
- agileness noun
- agility noun
- unagile adjective
- unagilely adverb
Etymology
Origin of agile
First recorded in 1570–80; earlier agill, from Middle French agile “nimble” and Latin agilis “easily moved, moving easily,” equivalent to ag- (base of agere “to do, drive”) + -ilis -ile
Example Sentences
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And lab-based testing may not be fast or agile enough to support border control officers, fraud investigators or food producers in the field.
From BBC
"This marked a significant escalation, as FPV drones - small, agile, and often used in Ukraine - allow precise targeting," Military Africa reported.
From BBC
Krishna accepts he is entering his final playing years, even if physically he still has the same muscular build and low centre of gravity that have made him a robust but agile forward.
From Barron's
When we went out on the lake I watched them in the water, especially Abu and Tseko, who were the most agile swimmers.
From Literature
The agile robot dog springs up on all fours, takes a step forward and charges at the tense crowd at a Tokyo exhibit, held back by a simple yet strong metal chain.
From Barron's
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