agile

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

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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).

Example sentences

All cats are nimble and agile, and their long tails aid their outstanding

balance.

Iguanas' stout build gives them a clumsy look, but they are fast and agile on

land.

Tall, handsome and agile, he has an appealing stage presence.

Agile software development is an exercise in embracing constraints to draw

power from chaos.

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Matching Quote

"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."

-Katharine Fullerton Gerould