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agile

adj
/ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/CA/ˈæd͡ʒ.ɑel/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from agilis

Definitions

  1. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs

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

    • an agile creature
    • an agile wit
    • 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.

  2. Characterised by quick motion.

    • agile movements

  3. Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental…

    Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.

    • agile methods
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Agile software development.

    2. Alternative letter-case form of agile (of or related to agile software development)

    3. Alternative letter-case form of agile (agile software development)

The neighborhood

Derived

agile gibbon, agilely, agileness, agile wallaby, agilist, agility, nonagile, superagile

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at agile. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at agile. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at agile

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA