agile

(ăj'əl, -īl')
adj.

1. Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.
2. Mentally quick or alert: an agile mind.

[French, from Latin agilis, from agere, to drive, do.]

agilely ag'ile·ly adv.
agileness ag'ile·ness n.

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adjective

Moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily: brisk, facile, nimble, quick, spry. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: nimble, deft (physically or mentally)
Antonyms: brittle, clumsy, stiff

IN BRIEF: Ability to move or think easily and quickly.

A leopard is extremely agile.

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• Healthy, fit, bright, or strong
• Active, Lively, Awake, or Limber

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - smidig, adræt, let til bens

Nederlands (Dutch)
lenig

Français (French)
adj. - agile, vif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - flink, beweglich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευκίνητος, σβέλτος, (μτφ.) εύστροφος, οξύνους

Italiano (Italian)
agile, svelto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ágil, esperto

Русский (Russian)
проворный, живой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ágil, rápido, ligero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - snabb, vig, livlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
灵活的, 轻快的, 敏捷的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 靈活的, 輕快的, 敏捷的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 민첩한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 機敏な, 鋭敏な, 敏捷な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سريع ألبديهه, ذكي, خفيف ألحركه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קל, זריז, מהיר‬

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