agile
adjective
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adverb
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Synonyms
featly, feline, graceful, gracile, light, light-footed (also light-foot), lightsome, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spry
Antonyms
awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, klutzy, lumbering, ungainly, ungraceful
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This will create strong, agile and empowered communities, ready for the world of tomorrow. — Raghuram Rajan For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "We can't rely on national governments to save failing communities. It's time for a new approach," 18 June 2019 So Haldane turned to the animal kingdom to study nature's best jumpers, hoping to select one as a model for a more agile, autonomous machine. — Erin Biba, Scientific American, "This Adorable Mammal Inspired a More Agile Robot," 1 May 2017 The species at issue is the agile wallaby, the most common wallaby in northern Australia. — Damien Cave, BostonGlobe.com, "Who is killing wallabies in northern Australia?," 26 Aug. 2019 Gabby Douglas’ dog is following in her agile foot steps. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "Olympic Gymnast Gabby Douglas Gets Back on the Beam for Obstacle Course Challenge with Her Dog," 23 Aug. 2019 Not as big, not as agile maybe, but really, really, really tough. — Colin Barnard, The Denver Post, "Graduate transfers settling into roles throughout CSU football’s defense," 20 Aug. 2019 The Rafale is an agile jet, with a delta wing and large canards to enhance maneuverability. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Dassault Rafale Fighter Jet Demands Your Attention," 20 Aug. 2019 The monkey was small and agile and took the money and dropped it in a cigar box. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "Remembering Eddie Bernstein, the legless beggar with the monkey named Gypsy," 17 Aug. 2019 Mayfield, Cleveland’s rising star, is mobile, agile in the pocket, decisive and accurate, the kind of quarterback that’s all over the Indianapolis schedule this season. — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, "Colts-Browns observations: Baker Mayfield provides excellent test for defense," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'agile.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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