Associations to the word «Agile»

Wiktionary

AGILE, adjective. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.
AGILE, adjective. (computing) Of or relating to Agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
AGILE GIBBON, noun. Hylobates agilis, a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family
AGILE GIBBONS, noun. Plural of agile gibbon
AGILE WALLABY, noun. A wallaby, Macropus agilis.

Dictionary definition

AGILE, adjective. Moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it".
AGILE, adjective. Mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits".

Wise words

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