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ag⋅ile

  [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:
1570–80; earlier agil < L agilis, equiv. to ag- (base of agere to do) + -ilis -ile

Related forms:
ag⋅ile⋅ly, adverb
ag⋅ile⋅ness, noun

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

Antonyms:
1. awkward. 2. sluggish, lethargic.
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ag·ile   (āj'əl, -īl')   
adj.  
  1. Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.
  2. Mentally quick or alert: an agile mind.

[French, from Latin agilis, from agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
ag'ile·ly adv., ag'ile·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Agile

Ag"ile\, a. [F. agile, L. agilis, fr. agere to move. See Agent.] Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.

Shaking it with agile hand. --Cowper.

Syn: Active; alert; nimble; brisk; lively; quick.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : agile
Spanish: ágil,
German: agil, geschickt, flink,
Japanese: すばやい
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