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agilely

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ag·ile  (jl, -l)
adj.
1. Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble.
2. Mentally quick or alert: an agile mind.
[French, from Latin agilis, from agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
agile·ly adv.
agile·ness n.
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Adv.1.agilely - in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease; "nimbly scaling an iron gate"- Charles Dickens; "leaped agilely from roof to roof"
nimbly
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agilely
adv move, jump etc → geschickt, behände; argue → geschickt, gewandt; think → flink, beweglich


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