Dexterous
11dexterous — dexterously, adv. dexterousness, n. /dek streuhs, steuhr euhs/, adj. 1. skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body. 2. having mental adroitness or skill; clever. 3. done with skill or adroitness. 4. right handed. Also, dextrous. [1595… …
12dexterous — dex•ter•ous [[t]ˈdɛk strəs, stər əs[/t]] adj. 1) skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body; deft 2) having mental adroitness or skill; clever; quick 3) done with skill or adroitness • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L dexter right hand,… …
13dexterous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. skillful (see skill, facility). Ant., awkward. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. artful, skillful, adroit, deft, handy, nimble, quick, clever, ingenious, sharp; see also able 1 , 2 . Syn. dexterous… …
14dexterous — [[t]de̱kstrəs[/t]] also dextrous ADJ GRADED Someone who is dexterous is very skilful and clever with their hands. As people grow older they generally become less dexterous and physically slower. ...a dextrous blues pianist …
15dexterous — adjective 1) a dexterous flick of the wrist Syn: deft, adept, adroit, agile, nimble, neat, handy, able, capable, skillful, skilled, proficient, expert, practiced, polished; efficient, effortless …
16dexterous — adjective a) Skillful with ones hands. We went frequently out with this boat a fishing; and as I was most dexterous to catch fish for him, he never went without me. b) Skillful in some specific thing See Also: ambidextrous, dexter, dexterity …
17dexterous — dex|ter|ous [ˈdekstərəs] adj also dextrous [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: dexter right, skilful ] 1.) skilful and quick when using your hands ▪ dextrous use of the needle 2.) skilful in using words or your mind ▪ his dexterous accounting… …
18dexterous — dex·ter·ous also dex·trous dek st(ə )rəs adj 1) skillful and competent with the hands 2) mentally adroit and skillful dex·ter·ous·ly adv dex·ter·ous·ness n …
19dexterous — Synonyms and related words: Daedalian, adept, adroit, agile, apt, artful, artistic, astute, authoritative, brainy, bravura, bright, brilliant, canny, clean, clever, coordinated, crack, crackerjack, crafty, cunning, cute, daedal, deft,… …
20dexterous — is preferred, but dextrous is acceptable …
