agile

ag·ile

adj \ˈa-jəl, -ˌjī(-ə)l\

Definition of AGILE

1

: marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace <an agile dancer>

2

: having a quick resourceful and adaptable character <an agile mind>

— ag·ile·ly \-jə(l)-lē, -ˌjī(l)-lē\ adverb

Examples of AGILE

1. Leopards are very fast and agile.
2. <the expressive movements of agile dancers>

Origin of AGILE

Middle French, from Latin agilis, from agere to drive, act — more at agent

First Known Use: 1581

Related to AGILE

Synonyms: graceful, featly, feline, gracile, light, light-footed (also light-foot), lightsome, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spry

Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, klutzy, lumbering, ungainly, ungraceful

Related Words: acrobatic, flexible, limber, loose-jointed, pliable, pliant, supple; adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), light-fingered; fleet-footed, sure-footed; athletic, balletic, coordinated

Near Antonyms: uncoordinated; inflexible, rigid, stiff; bungling, inept, maladroit

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Rhymes with AGILE

fragile, gradual, vagile