"having quickness of motion, nimble, active" (of body or mind), 1580s, from Middle French agile (14c.) and directly from Latin agilis "nimble, quick," from agere "to set in motion, keep in movement" (from PIE root *ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move"). Related: Agilely.
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