Definition of dexterous

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Dexterous (a.) Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager..

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Gain :: Gain (a.) Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.
Sleight :: Sleight (n.) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
Artfully :: Artfully (adv.) In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily.
Light-fingered :: Light-fingered (a.) Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.
Yare :: Yare (n.) Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move.
Manipulate :: Manipulate (v. i.) To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations..
Wise :: Wise (v.) Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination..
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..
Hende :: Hende (a.) Skillful; dexterous; clever.
Expertly :: Expertly (adv.) In a skillful or dexterous manner; adroitly; with readiness and accuracy.
Dexterous :: 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..
Good :: Good (superl.) Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at.
Cleanly :: Cleanly (superl.) Adroit; skillful; dexterous; artful.
Artiste :: Artiste (n.) One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any employment, as an opera dancer, a hairdresser, a cook..
Dexterous :: Dexterous (a.) Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management..
Featly :: Featly (a.) Neatly; dexterously; nimbly.
Happy :: Happy (superl.) Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
Sleightful :: Sleightful (a.) Cunning; dexterous.
Trick :: Trick (a.) A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks..
Diplomatical :: Diplomatical (a.) Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as, diplomatic management..
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