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.

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Agile

Base Form:

agile

Comparative:

agiler

Superlative:

agilest

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