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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Happy :: Happy (superl.) Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.
Dexterously :: Dexterously (adv.) In a dexterous manner; skillfully.
Skill :: Skill (v. i.) To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.
Gain :: Gain (a.) Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.
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..
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..
Manoeuvre :: Manoeuvre (n.) Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position..
Feateous :: Feateous (a.) Dexterous; neat.
Expertly :: Expertly (adv.) In a skillful or dexterous manner; adroitly; with readiness and accuracy.
Crafty :: Crafty (a.) Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous..
Sleightful :: Sleightful (a.) Cunning; dexterous.
Diplomatical :: Diplomatical (a.) Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as, diplomatic management..
Deft :: Deft (a.) Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat.
Dexterous :: Dexterous (a.) Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management..
Awk :: Awk (a.) Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.
Deftly :: Deftly (adv.) Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly.
Handsome :: Handsome (superl.) Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons.
Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence..
Cleanly :: Cleanly (superl.) Adroit; skillful; dexterous; artful.
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..
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