agĭlis Copy link Outline I. Pass., that can be easily moved, easily movable ...II. Act.A. That moves easily or quickly; nimble ...B. With the accessory idea of activity, ... ⓘagĭle: neut nom/voc/acc sg • agĭlis, e, adj. [ago]. I. Pass., that can be easily moved, easily movable (mostly poet.; not in Cic.): qui restitissent agili classi naves tormenta machinasque portantes? Liv. 30, 10: haec querulas agili percurrit pollice chordas, Ov. Am. 2, 4, 27: factus inops agili peragit freta caerula remo, id. H. 15, 65; so, agilis rota, id. P. 2, 10, 34: aër agilior et tenuior, Sen. Q. N. 2, 10 al.— II. Act. A. That moves easily or quickly; nimble, agile, quick, rapid: sic tibi secretis agilis dea saltibus adsit, swift or fleet-footed Diana, Ov. H. 4, 169: sic super agilis Cyllenius, swift-flying, id. M. 2, 720.—Also of things, quick, sudden: agilem dari facilemque victoriam, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 1: argumentatio agilior et acrior et instantior, Quint. 11, 3, 164 al.— B. With the accessory idea of activity, quick, hasty, or precipitate in action; prompt, active, busy (with direct reference to the action, and hence used of inanimate things; while sedulus, diligent, assiduous, regards more the state of mind; both, however, refer to the simple idea of mobility, Doed. Syn. 1, 122; cf. Front. Differ. 2203 P.): Nunc agilis fio et mersor civilibus undis, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 16 (= negotiosus, πρακτικός, Schol.): oderunt Sedatum celeres, agilem gnavumque remissi, id. ib. 1, 18, 90: ipse quid audes? Quae circumvolitas agilis thyma, busy, id. ib. 1, 3, 21: vir navus, agilis, providus, Vell. 2, 105; Ov. F. 2, 516 (opp. ignavus); id. Am. 1, 9, 45: animus agilis et pronus ad motus, Sen. Tranq. 2.—Comp., Sen. Ep. 74.—Sup., as given by Prisc. p. 606 P., and Charis. p. 89, is agillĭmus; but Charis. p. 162, agilissĭmus; both forms, however, are given without examples; cf. Rudd. I. p. 171, n. 12.—Adv.: ăgĭlĭter, Amm. 14, 2; 28, 2.—Comp., Col. 2, 2.
ăgĭlis Copy link Outline 1 que l'on mène facilement : comment auraient-ils tenu tête à une flotte ...2 qui se meut aisément, agile, preste, leste : la déesse agile [Diane] ...3 actif, agissant : tantôt je me lance dans la vie active ; ... ⓘagĭle: neut nom/voc/acc sg • ăgĭlis, e (ago), 1. que l'on mène facilement : qui restitissent agili classi ? Liv. 30, 10, 3, comment auraient-ils tenu tête à une flotte pleine de souplesse (facile à manœuvrer) ? esseda nos agili rota tulere Ov. P. 2, 10, 34, le char nous emporta d'une roue légère 2. qui se meut aisément, agile, preste, leste : agilis dea Ov. H. 4, 169, la déesse agile [Diane] ; agilis Cyllenius Ov. M. 2, 720, le Cyllénien au vol rapide [Mercure]; parum in legendo agilis oculus Sen. Clem. 1, 16, 3, œil insuffisamment agile dans la lecture || aër agilior Sen. Nat. 2, 10, 1, air plus mobile 3. actif, agissant : nunc agilis fio Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 16, tantôt je me lance dans la vie active ; agilem (oderunt) remissi Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 90, les nonchalants n'aiment pas l'homme actif ; humanus animus agilis est Sen. Tranq. 2, 11, l'esprit humain est agissant. ➳ superl. agillimus d'après Char. 114, 11 ; Prisc. Gramm. 3, 20 ; agilissimus d'après Char. 182, 18 ; mais ne se trouvent pas dans les textes.
agilis Copy link ⓘagĭle: neut nom/voc/acc sg AGILIS, e. Adi. [ἐλαφρὸς, εὐαγητὸς, γοργὸς, εὐστραφὴς, Vet. Gloss. [πρακτικὸς, actuarius, efficax, agilis. Ib.] Qui sese facile agit, qui leui et expedito est ad agendum corpore. […] 🗁 Page Scan
agile Copy link Outline 1. ăgĭlis, e2. pernix, īcis • agile: 1. ăgĭlis, e: the a. goddess, a. dea, Ov. 2. pernix, īcis: a. bodies, p. corpora, Liv.: the a. Appulian, p. Appulus, Hor.: v. active, nimble.
AGILE Copy link • AGILEpernix (opposed to lentus: dextrous and active in all bodily movements): agilis, poetical, and in Liv., etc.: supple, pliable; hence, also, dextrous in acting): velox.