AGILE


Meaning of AGILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-jəl, -ˌjī(-ə)l ]

adjective

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

Date: 1581

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.