Agile Meaning
/ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed.
adjCharacterised by quick motion.
Sentence Examples
Tom is surprisingly agile.
When I was young, I was more agile.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ gymnast easily flipped and twisted through the air, landing perfectly on the mat.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Monkey are very ____ animals and can move quickly through the trees.
Word Origin & History
From earlier agil, borrowed from Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”). See agent.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity. He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennæ of an insect."
— 1901 August – 1902 April, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Mr. Sherlock Holmes”, in The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, London: George Newnes, […], published 1902, →OCLC, pages 13–14:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ gymnast easily flipped and twisted through the air, landing perfectly on the mat.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Monkey are very ____ animals and can move quickly through the trees.