agile

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English

Alternative forms

  • Agile (software engineering senses)

Etymology

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

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Adjective

agile (comparative agiler or more agile, superlative agilest or most agile)

  1. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.
    Synonym: nimble
    an agile creature
    an agile wit
  2. Characterised by quick motion.
    agile movements
  3. (chiefly software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
    agile methods

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Noun

agile (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly software engineering) Agile software development.

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References

  1. ^ Joe Miller (2018 February 9) “Are these the worst examples of business jargon?”, in BBC News‎, BBC

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agilis (“swift”).

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Adjective

agile (plural agiles)

  1. nimble, agile (quick and light in movement or action)

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German

Pronunciation

Adjective

agile

  1. inflection of agil:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Etymology

From Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”).

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Adjective

agile (plural agili, superlative agilissimo)

  1. agile, nimble

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Related terms

Further reading

  • agile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Adjective

agile

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of agilis

Scots

Etymology

From Latin agilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

agile (comparative mair agile, superlative maist agile)

  1. agile

References

  • “agile” in Eagle, Andy, editor, The Online Scots Dictionary, 2016.

Spanish

Verb

agile

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of agir combined with le
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