"vagile" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvadʒʌɪl/ [UK], /ˈveɪdʒʌil/ [UK] Forms: more vagile [comparative], most vagile [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from German vagil, from Latin vagus (“wandering”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|vagil}} German vagil, {{uder|en|la|vagus||wandering}} Latin vagus (“wandering”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} vagile (comparative more vagile, superlative most vagile)
  1. (biology) Free to move about. Synonyms: motile, ambulatory, animate, kinetic, mobile, motile, motive, movable, vagile Related terms: vagility
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