Definitions for agile

agile ag·ile

Spelling: [aj-uh l, -ahyl]
IPA: /ˈædʒ əl, -aɪl/

Agile is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in agile (aegil).

Definitions for agile

adjective

  1. quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
  2. active; lively:
  3. marked by an ability to think quickly; mentally acute or aware:

Origin of agile

1570-80; earlier agil Latin agilis, equivalent to ag- (base of agere to do) + -ilis -ile

Examples for agile

She had neither the strength of limb nor the agile grace of the mountaineer.

Gingrich is a strong debater, agile enough even to turn a question about past marital infidelity into an applause line.

Nimble cried in reply, “Behold, how agile and entertaining I am!”

The performers had been as agile then as now; but their agility had been free from any danger of a tumble.

In stature he was about five feet eleven inches, and was apparently as agile as a leopard.

This is a chance for a young and agile torero to show his skill.

His silhouettes, which so often make a woman appear aerodynamic and agile, this season left her looking grounded and sluggish.

Instead, renegade Newt threw haymakers at also-rans like Michele Bachmann, but was still smart and agile enough to come out ahead.

But like the organization he now runs, he is agile and adaptive.

Nonetheless, the group has proven remarkably resilient and agile.

Word Value for agile
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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