agile

ag·ile

A0142200 (ăj′əl, -īl′)adj.1. Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.2. Mentally quick or alert: an agile mind.

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[French, from Latin agilis, from agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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ag′ile·ly adv.ag′ile·ness n.

agile

(ˈædʒaɪl) adj1. quick in movement; nimble2. mentally quick or acute[C15: from Latin agilis, from agere to do, act] ˈagilely adv agility n

ag•ile

(ˈædʒ əl, -aɪl)

adj. 1. quick and well-coordinated in movement; nimble. 2. active; lively. 3. marked by an ability to think quickly; mentally acute or aware. [1570–80; earlier agil < Latin agilis=ag(ere) to drive, do, act + -ilis -ile¹] ag′ile•ly, adv.

agile

- Means having quick motion and being nimble, from Latin agere, "to do."See also related terms for nimble.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	agile - 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"nimble, spry, quickactive - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
	2.	agile - mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"nimbleintelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

agile

adjective1. nimble, active, quick, lively, swift, brisk, supple, sprightly, lithe, limber, spry, lissom(e) He is not as strong and agile as he was at 20.
nimble heavy, slow, stiff, awkward, clumsy, lumbering, slow-moving, ponderous, ungainly, unsupple2. acute, sharp, quick, bright (informal), prompt, alert, clever, lively, nimble, quick-witted She was quick-witted, and had an extraordinarily agile mind.

agile

adjectiveMoving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily:brisk, facile, nimble, quick, spry.

Translations

灵活的

agile

(ˈӕdʒail) adjective able to move quickly and easily. The antelope is very agile. 敏捷的 灵活的aˈgility (-ˈdʒi-) noun 敏捷 灵活