dexterous
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dexterous
- /ˈdɛkstɹəs/
Rhymes with -ɛkstɹəs
Where it comes from
From Latin dexter (“right, ready”) + -ous. Displaced native Old English handcræftiġ.
adjective more dexterous · most dexterous · dextrous
- Skillful with one's hands. She is pleasingly dexterous with the chopsticks, and keeps one hand lying palm up on her lap. Pinched with just the right pressure between the sticks; funny how plump women have that delicate touch.
- Skillful in some specific thing. 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.
- Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.
- Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful; quick-witted. 1775, speech by Edmund Burke […] the study [of law] renders men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defense […]
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adj skillful with one's hands
| Español | diestro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 器用な kiyō na |
| 中文 | 機巧 /机巧 jīqiǎo, 靈巧 /灵巧 língqiǎo |
| हिन्दी | दक्ष dakṣ, दस्तकार dastakār |
| Português | hábil/habilidoso (com as mãos) |
| Français | adroit, habile |
| Deutsch | behänd, geschickt, fingerfertig |
| Italiano | destro, abile, ingegnoso |
| Română | abil, îndemânatic |
| Русский | ло́вкий lóvkij, прово́рный provórnyj, уме́лый umélyj |
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