AGILELY

agilely, nimbly

(adverb) in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease; “nimbly scaling an iron gate”- Charles Dickens; “leaped agilely from roof to roof”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

agilely (comparative more agilely, superlative most agilely)

In an agile manner; with agility.

Source: Wiktionary


Ag"ile*ly, adv.

Definition: In an agile manner; nimbly.

AGILE

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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