vagile

Borrowed from German vagil, from Latin vagus (“wandering”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvadʒʌɪl/, /ˈveɪdʒʌil/

vagile (comparative more vagile, superlative most vagile)

1. (biology) Free to move about.

• (antonym(s) of “free to move”): sessile

• vagility

• Veglia, glaive

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vagile

1. inflection of vagil:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

From the root of Latin vagō (“I wander”) +‎ -ile, by analogy with sessile.

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.d͡ʒi.le/
• Rhymes: -adʒile
• Hyphenation: và‧gi‧le

vagile (plural vagili)

1. (biology) vagile

• vagile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• veglia