Definition of "agile"

agile

/ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/

adjective
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.
  Quotations
  The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity. He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennae of an insect.
  1901 August – 1902 April, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, London: George Newnes, […], published 1902
2. Characterised by quick motion.
3. (chiefly software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
noun
uncountable
1. (chiefly software engineering) Agile software development.