agileadjective
uk/ˈædʒ.aɪl/us/ˈædʒ.əl/agile adjective (PHYSICALLY)
able to move your body quickly and easily:
Monkeys are very agile climbers.
You need to have agile fingers to do this kind of work.
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Animal physiology: fit & healthy
- amazon
- an apple a day keeps the doctor away idiom
- apple
- athleticism
- be (as) fit as a fiddle idiom
- be (as) right as rain idiom
- beach-ready
- bouncing
- clean
- coordinated
- fighting fit
- foot
- healthy
- iron man
- limber
- lithe
- muscle-bound
- pink
- sturdy
- virility
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agile adjective (MENTALLY)
able to think quickly and clearly:
For a man of 80, he has a remarkably agile mind.
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Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- presence of mind
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- scholarly
- sharply
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agile adjective (MANAGEMENT)
used for describing ways of planning and doing work in which it is understood that making changes as they are needed is an important part of the job
agility
noun [ U ] uk/əˈdʒɪl.ə.ti/us/əˈdʒɪl.ə.t̬i/
He has the agility of a mountain goat.
This job requires considerable mental agility.
Business agility means a company is always in a position to take account of market changes.