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

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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

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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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