as in graceful
moving easily
the expressive movements of agile dancers agile herons wading in the marsh
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The 6-foot-6, 319-pound Campbell is athletic and agile.
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Rob Maaddi, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
Instead of moving with strength or purpose, the suit is agile, lithe, and capable of sliding out of the way of green projectiles to trigger a slow down and gain access to more powerful attacks.
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Be Prepared to Close Quickly This could put you ahead of other, higher bidders who aren’t as agile.
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But everything in the Doom Slayer’s arsenal, ranging from shotguns to plasma rifles, is already wildly effective on their own, even when dealing with more agile or armored enemies.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Agile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agile. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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