AGILE

agile, nimble, quick, spry

(adjective) 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”

agile, nimble

(adjective) mentally quick; “an agile mind”; “nimble wits”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

agile (comparative agiler or more agile, superlative agilest or most agile)

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move

Synonym: nimble

Characterised by quick motion

(chiefly, software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.

Synonyms

• active, alert, nimble, brisk, lively, quick

Antonyms

• unagile

Anagrams

• Eliga, liage

Source: Wiktionary


Ag"ile, a. Etym: [F. agile, L. agilis, fr. agere to move. See Agent.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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