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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Dextrousness :: Dextrousness (n.) Same as Dexterous, Dexterously, etc..
Dexterously :: Dexterously (adv.) In a dexterous manner; skillfully.
Sleight :: Sleight (n.) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
Awkward :: Awkward (a.) Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy..
Deft :: Deft (a.) Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat.
Cunning :: Cunning (a.) Knowing; skillful; dexterous.
Sleight :: Sleight (n.) Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
Light-fingered :: Light-fingered (a.) Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.
Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence..
Dexterousness :: Dexterousness (n.) The quality of being dexterous; dexterity.
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..
Sly :: Sly (v. t.) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick..
Palmistry :: Palmistry (n.) A dexterous use or trick of the hand.
Dexterous :: Dexterous (a.) Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management..
Happy :: Happy (superl.) Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
Adroit :: Adroit (a.) Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; as, an adroit mechanic, an adroit reply..
Dexterical :: Dexterical (a.) Dexterous.
Diplomatical :: Diplomatical (a.) Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as, diplomatic management..
Wise :: Wise (v.) Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination..
Skill :: Skill (v. i.) To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.
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