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Antonyms for agilely
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : aj-uhl, -ahyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈædʒ əl, -aɪl |
Definition of agilely
Origin :- 1580s, from Middle French agile (14c.) and directly from Latin agilis "nimble, quick," from agere "to move, drive" (see act (n.)). Related: Agilely.
- As in lightly : adv gently, effortlessly
- As in softly : adv lightly
- As in cleverly : adv in a dexterous manner
- As in gracefully : adv lithely
- As in nimbly : adv swiftly
- As in busily : adv actively; intently
- As in hastily : adv with great speed
- She climbed as agilely as she had run, and quickly gained the split crotch.
- Extract from : « Nobody's Child » by Elizabeth Dejeans
- Agilely Kirkwood swung himself over the side of the fuselage and swarmed down one of the supporting struts to the broad float.
- Extract from : « Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. » by Percy F. Westerman
- Percy waited until his foe was almost upon him, then agilely leaped to one side.
- Extract from : « Jim Spurling, Fisherman » by Albert Walter Tolman
- Agilely Dacres swarmed up the swinging ladder and passed through the doorway.
- Extract from : « The Dreadnought of the Air » by Percy F. Westerman
Synonyms for agilely
- ably
- adroitly
- agilely
- airily
- animatedly
- apace
- aptly
- ardently
- arduously
- artistically
- assiduously
- beautifully
- breezily
- briskly
- carefully
- carelessly
- casually
- charmingly
- cunningly
- daintily
- deftly
- delicately
- delightfully
- dexterously
- diligently
- double-quick
- eagerly
- earnestly
- easily
- elegantly
- energetically
- enthusiastically
- ethereally
- expeditiously
- expertly
- exquisitely
- facilely
- faintly
- fast
- felicitously
- fervently
- fitly
- flat-out
- flippantly
- freely
- frivolously
- gently
- gingerly
- glibly
- gracefully
- graciously
- gradually
- handily
- handsomely
- harmoniously
- hastily
- heedlessly
- hurriedly
- impetuously
- impulsively
- indefatigably
- indifferently
- industriously
- ingeniously
- laboriously
- leniently
- lickety-split
- like all get out
- like the devil
- like the dickens
- mildly
- moderately
- neatly
- nimbly
- on spur of the moment
- painstakingly
- peacefully
- perseveringly
- persistently
- pleasingly
- posthaste
- precipitately
- prematurely
- proficiently
- promptly
- purposefully
- quickly
- quietly
- rapidly
- rashly
- readily
- recklessly
- resourcefully
- restlessly
- rhythmically
- seriously
- simply
- skillfully
- slightingly
- slightly
- smoothly
- softly
- sparingly
- sparsely
- speedily
- spiritedly
- sprucely
- straightaway
- strenuously
- studiously
- subito
- subtly
- suddenly
- swiftly
- symmetrically
- tastefully
- tenderly
- tenuously
- thinly
- thoughtlessly
- timidly
- too quickly
- trimly
- unpremeditatedly
- unremittingly
- unsubstantially
- unweariedly
- vigilantly
- vigorously
- vivaciously
- well
- zealously
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