Definition of dexterous

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Dexterous (a.) 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..

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Sly :: Sly (v. t.) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense..
Deftly :: Deftly (adv.) Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly.
Ready :: Ready (superl.) Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman..
Dexterous :: Dexterous (a.) Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management..
Feateous :: Feateous (a.) Dexterous; neat.
Dexterousness :: Dexterousness (n.) The quality of being dexterous; dexterity.
Handy :: Handy (superl.) Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit.
Cunning :: Cunning (a.) Knowing; skillful; dexterous.
Fine :: Fine (superl.) Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
Happy :: Happy (superl.) Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
Awk :: Awk (a.) Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.
Dexterously :: Dexterously (adv.) In a dexterous manner; skillfully.
Unfeaty :: Unfeaty (a.) Not feat; not dexterous; unskillful; clumsy.
Sleight :: Sleight (n.) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
Skill :: Skill (v. i.) To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.
Feat :: Feat (n.) Dexterous in movements or service; skillful; neat; nice; pretty.
Light-fingered :: Light-fingered (a.) Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.
Palmistry :: Palmistry (n.) A dexterous use or trick of the hand.
Manoeuvre :: Manoeuvre (n.) Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position..
Dexterous :: Dexterous (a.) Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager..
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