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DEXTEROUS
deft, dexterous, dextrous
(adjective) skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; “a deft waiter”; “deft fingers massaged her face”; “dexterous of hand and inventive of mind”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dexterous (comparative more dexterous, superlative most dexterous)
Skillful with one's hands.
Skillful in some specific thing.
Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.
(figurative, archaic) Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful.
Anagrams
• Exoduster
Source: Wiktionary
Dex"ter*ous, a. Etym: [L. dexter. See Dexter.] [Written also dextrous.]
1. Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman.
2. Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager. Dexterous the craving, fawning crowd to quit. Pope.
3. Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management. "Dexterous sleights of hand." Trench.
Syn.
– Adroit; active; expert; skillful; clever; able; ready; apt; handy; versed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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