Meaning & use

agile

adjective·Academic

Able to move quickly and easily, or to think and understand things fast.

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The agile gymnast twisted through the air and landed without a wobble.

Her agile mind found a solution the rest of the team had missed.

A note on using this word

Agile can describe both physical movement and mental quickness, and in business it describes flexible, fast-adapting ways of working.

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