Agile has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
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"
2
mentally quick
"an agile mind"
"nimble wits"
3
Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move
"The gymnast's agile movements allowed her to flip effortlessly over the high bar without touching it."
Example Sentences
"sleek and agile as a gymnast"
adjective
"as nimble as a deer"
adjective
"nimble fingers"
adjective
"quick of foot"
adjective
"the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
adjective
"an agile mind"
adjective
"nimble wits"
adjective
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