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Agile vs Sprightly - What's the difference?

agile | sprightly |

As adjectives the difference between agile and sprightly

is that agile is having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue while sprightly is animated, vivacious, or gay; lively.

As an adverb sprightly is

in a lively and vigorous way.

agile

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.
  • * Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • 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.
  • (computing) Of or relating to (Agile software development), a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
  • agile methods

    Synonyms

    * active, alert, nimble, brisk, lively, quick

    Derived terms

    * agility ----

    sprightly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • animated, vivacious or gay; lively
  • full of life and vigor, especially with a light and springy step
  • (especially of old people) energetic and in good health
  • Antonyms

    * melancholy

    Adverb

    (er)
  • In a lively and vigorous way
  • Derived terms

    * sprightliness

    See also

    * lively * vigor * gay * vivacious

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