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Definition of Agilely
1. Adverb. In a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease. "Leaped agilely from roof to roof"
Definition of Agilely
1. adv. In an agile manner; nimbly.
Definition of Agilely
1. Adverb. In an agile manner; with agility. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agilely
1. agile [adv] - See also: agile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agilely
Literary usage of Agilely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Red Badge of Courage and Four Stories by Stephen Crane (1997)
"... but before its conclusion the Swede had scuffed agilely to his feet and come
in berserk abandon at his foe. There was another perplexity of flying arms, ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"Most of them, however, were not discovered till the yak plunged his fore legs
into them, but he always skilfully and agilely raised himself by pressing his ..."
3. The Integrative Action of the Nervous System by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"It is of obvious advantage that this equilibrium should be easily upset, so that
the animal may respond agilely to the passing events that break upon it as ..."
4. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1908)
"... not giving; if they have not a notebook and pencil brutally before you in
their hands, they have a notebook and pencil agilely at work in their heads. ..."
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