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UK
/ˈædʒaɪl/
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[ US /ˈædʒəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈædʒəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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moving quickly and lightly
the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it
nimble fingers
quick of foot
as nimble as a deer
sleek and agile as a gymnast -
mentally quick
an agile mind
nimble wits
How To Use agile In A Sentence
- The only seriously bad bit is that you become less agile and less strong. Times, Sunday Times
- I really like this definition, the photo surface is as sensitive and fragile as if it was alive and des-troying itself little by little.
- Another level could be called "agile big data," whose concern is solving a different class of problems and allows more experimentation. Forbes.com: News
- The flow of assistance to Vietnam's fragile economy from its ideological allies has virtually halted.
- Though the population is still fragile, today as many as 1,000 birds overwinter in the state.
- But I now understand how fragile its mighty wilderness really is.
- Being victims of their own success, many dime novels and yellowbacks are fragile or in poor repair.
- All specimens are exuviae, with thin and fragile carapaces and abdomens and fragmentary bodies and appendages.
- And, to be honest, he did not seem to be that agile as he moved around stage.
- Also known as a ‘parrot lizard’ for its parrotlike beak, the herbivore was a strong, agile dinosaur that walked on its two hind legs.