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ag·ile
/
ˈædʒ
əl
,
-aɪl
/
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[
aj
-
uh
l
,
-ahyl
]
Show IPA
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:
1570–80;
earlier
agil
<
Latin
agilis,
equivalent to
ag-
(base of
agere
to do) +
-ilis
-ile
Related forms
ag·ile·ly,
adverb
ag·ile·ness,
noun
un·ag·ile,
adjective
un·ag·ile·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
nimble, sprightly.
2.
brisk, spry.
Antonyms
1.
awkward.
2.
sluggish, lethargic.
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agile
(ˈædʒaɪl)
—
adj
1.
quick in movement; nimble
2.
mentally quick or acute
[C15: from Latin
agilis,
from
agere
to do, act]
'agilely
—
adv
agility
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
agile
1570s, from L. agilis "that can be moved easily, nimble, quick," from agere "to move, drive" (see
act
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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"Every one knows about the young man who falls in love with the chorus-girl because she can kick his hat off, and his sister's friends can't or won't. But the youth who marries her, expecting that all her departures from convention will be as agile or as delightful to him as that, is still the classic example of folly."
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