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adjective

1. Moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily: agile, brisk, facile, quick, spry. See ability/inability.
2. Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance: adroit, clever, deft, dexterous, facile, handy, slick. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: dexterous, smart
Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, lumbering, slow, stiff, undexterous, unhandy

IN BRIEF: Quick moving or quick to learn.

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick. — Children's rhyme.

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• Active, Lively, Awake, or Limber

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kvik, rapfodet, adræt, hurtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
lichtvoetig, snel van begrip, vingervlug

Français (French)
adj. - agile, habile, vif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - flink, behende, beweglich, geschickt

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

Italiano (Italian)
agile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ágil, esperto

Русский (Russian)
сообразительный, проворный

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

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kvick, vig, rörlig, livlig, snabbtänkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
敏捷的, 精明的, 伶俐的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 敏捷的, 精明的, 伶俐的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 민첩한, 재치 있는, 융통성이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - す早い, 軽快な, 理解が早い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رشيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זריז, מהיר-מחשבה, קל-תנועה, שנון, מהיר-תפיסה‬

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