Dictionary entry

Agile

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ag″ile (�), a. [F. agile, L. agilis, fr. agere to move. See Agent.] Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.

Shaking it with agile hand.

Cowper.

Syn. — Active; alert; nimble; brisk; lively; quick.