Meaning of AGILE
| Pronunciation: | | 'ajul
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- [adj] moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
- [adj] mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"
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| | Synonyms: | | active, intelligent, nimble, quick, spry |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | active, acute, adroit, alacritous, alert, alive, attentive, awake, breakneck, bright, brisk, catty, dashing, deft, dexterous, dextrous, dispatchful, double-quick, eagle-winged, expeditious, express, fast, featly, fleet, flying, galloping, graceful, hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, hustling, keen, light, light of heel, light-footed, limber, lissome, lithe, lively, mercurial, neat-fingered, neat-handed, nimble, nimble-footed, on the, on the alert, on the ball, on the job, peart, precipitate, prompt, qui vive, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, rapid, ready, reckless, resourceful, running, sharp, sleepless, smart, snappy, spanking, speedy, sprightly, spry, supple, sure-footed, swift, tripping, unblinking, unnodding, unsleeping, unwinking, volant, wakeful, wide-awake, winged, zippy |
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