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agile - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'agile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Agile [ a.]
- Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.

Meaning of 'agile' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . agile [ s]
Meaning (1):
- mentally quick
Example in sentence:
  • an agile mind;
  • nimble wits
Meaning (2):
- moving quickly and lightly
Example in sentence:
  • as nimble as a deer;
  • nimble fingers;
  • quick of foot;
  • sleek and agile as a gymnast;
  • the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it