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Definition of "agile" []

  • Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble. (adjective)
  • Mentally quick or alert: an agile mind. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "agile" in a sentence
  • "Throwing the term agile into any title and leading statement is fodder for dissenting options."
  • "- "Ok, so you don't like the term agile … but I'm more than happy to use it to describe what I see is way forward for GIS mapping.""
  • "We decide to use the term agile to describe this new breed of, setting out the values and principles of these agile processes."