agile meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

agile

adj

CA, US, UK /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/ · AU /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɑel/

Etymology From earlier agil, borrowed from Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”). See agent.

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed.

an agile creature
an agile wit

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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 antennæ of an insect.1901 August – 1902 April, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Mr. Sherlock Holmes”, in The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, London: George Newnes, […], published 1902, →OCLC, pages 13–14:

Characterised by quick motion.

agile movements

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Software 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
Derived terms: agile gibbon, agilely, agileness, agile wallaby, agilist, agility, nonagile, superagile

agile

noun

Etymology From earlier agil, borrowed from Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”). See agent.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Software Agile software development.

Derived terms: big agile