Dextrous

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dexterous \Dex"ter*ous\, a. [L. dexter. See {Dexter}.] [Written
     also {dextrous}.]
     1. 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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     2. Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients;
        expert; as, a dexterous manager.
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              Dexterous the craving, fawning crowd to quit.
                                                    --Pope.
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     3. Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous
        management. "Dexterous sleights of hand." --Trench.
  
     Syn: Adroit; active; expert; skillful; clever; able; ready;
          apt; handy; versed.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dextrous \Dex"trous\, a., Dextrously \Dex"trous*ly\, adv.,
  Dextrousness \Dex"trous*ness\, n.
     Same as {Dexterous}, {Dexterously}, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dextrous
       adj : skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a
             deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face";
             "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" [syn: {deft},
              {dexterous}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "dextrous":
     Daedalian, adept, adroit, apt, artistic, authoritative, bravura,
     brilliant, clean, clever, coordinated, crack, crackerjack, cunning,
     cute, daedal, deft, dexterous, dextromanual, diplomatic, excellent,
     expert, fancy, good, goodish, graceful, handy, ingenious,
     magisterial, masterful, masterly, neat, no mean, politic,
     professional, proficient, quick, quite some, ready, resourceful,
     right-handed, skillful, slick, some, statesmanlike, stylish,
     tactful, the compleat, the complete, virtuoso, well-done,
     workmanlike