agile

---

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/, /ˈæd͡ʒ.əl/

Adjective

agile (comparative agiler, superlative agilest)

1. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move

   Synonyms: nimble

   an agile creature

   an agile wit

   • 1902, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles

     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 antennae of an insect.

2. Characterised by quick motion

   agile movements

3. (chiefly, software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.

   agile methods

Synonyms

• active, alert, nimble, brisk, lively, quick

Antonyms

• unagile

Translations

• French: agile
• German: behände, agil, wendig
• Portuguese: ágil
• Russian: ло́вкий
• Spanish: ágil

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003