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[ adjective ] moving quickly and lightly

Synonyms

quick nimble spry

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

This was a broth_of_a_boy , our Felix , and nothing was more obvious than the joy he took in demonstrating how agile he was and how full of juice and spirit .

Related terms

active

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[ adjective ] mentally quick

Synonyms

nimble

Examples

"an agile mind" "nimble wits"

Related terms

intelligent

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