What Is Agile? Definition And Usage Of This Term

WHAT IS AGILE – In this topic, we will first know and learn the definition of this term and how is this term used in sentences.

Definition

The Oxford Dictionary defines the term as the following:

able to move quickly and easily
able to think and understand quickly.
relating to or denoting a method of project management, used especially for software development, that is characterized by the division of tasks into short phases of work and frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans.

Meanwhile, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this term as the following:

Synonyms

Here are some of the following synonyms:

Etymology

It is a late Middle English term from the Latin term agilis, which is from cascare or ‘do’.

Examples

Here are some examples of the usage of this term:

They climb with great facility, and are agile and graceful in their movements.
they all present, which must be of assistance to the animal in steadying it in its agile bounds among the crags of its native haunts.
A kind of plover, Pluvianus aegyptius, often sits upon basking crocodiles, and, since the latter often rest with gaping mouth, it is possible that these agile birds do pick the reptiles’ teeth in search of parasites.
She is unusually intelligent, charming… and then she is pretty, uncommonly pretty, and agile–she swims and rides splendidly… and her voice!