agile

5 definitions • 6 examples

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.

able to think quickly and clearly:

For a man of 80, he has a remarkably agile mind.

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

able to move about quickly and easily:

Years of ballet and modern dance had made her strong and agile.

fig. He has an agile mind (= He can think quickly).

able to deal with new situations or changes quickly and successfully:

agile company/corporation/organization Most agile corporations have flexible management systems that can quickly accommodate global change and exploit opportunities.