Agile Definition

ăjəl, -īl
adjective
agiler, agilest
Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.
American Heritage
Quick and easy of movement; deft and active.
Webster's New World
Mentally quick or alert.
An agile mind.
American Heritage
Keen and lively.
An agile wit.
Webster's New World

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.

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Other Word Forms of Agile

Adjective

Base Form:
agile
Comparative:
agiler
Superlative:
agilest

Origin of Agile

  • From French agile, from Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”). See agent.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Latin agilis from agere to drive, do ag- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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