Dexterous

Adjective

 * 1) Skillful with one's hands.
 * 2) Skillful in some specific thing
 * 3) * 1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
 * 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.
 * 1) Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully

Related terms

 * ambidextrous
 * dexter
 * dexterity

Adverbs for Dexterous
reasonably; unusually; politically; blandly; amazingly; wonderfully; admirably; automatically; incredibly; dangerously; skilfully; particularly; consciously; proudly; ostentatiously; dramatically; expertly; felicitiously; discreetly; advantageously; acutely; shrewdly; scientifically; quickly; consummately; spectacularly; opportunely; astutely.

Thesaurus
Daedalian, adept, adroit, agile, apt, artful, artistic, astute, authoritative, brainy, bravura, bright, brilliant, canny, clean, clever, coordinated, crack, crackerjack, crafty, cunning, cute, daedal, deft, dextromanual, dextrous, diplomatic, easy, effortless, excellent, expert, facile, fancy, gifted, good, goodish, graceful, guileful, handy, ingenious, keen, keen-witted, lithe, magisterial, masterful, masterly, neat, neat-handed, nimble, nimble-witted, no dumbbell, no mean, not born yesterday, politic, professional, proficient, quick, quick-thinking, quick-witted, quite some, ready, resourceful, right-handed, scintillating, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewd, skilled, skillful, slick, slim, sly, smart, smooth, some, statesmanlike, steel-trap, stylish, supple, tactful, talented, the compleat, the complete, virtuoso, well-done, workmanlike

Alternative forms

 * dextrous

Etymology
From dexter:

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:
 * Italian: ,


 * Macedonian: спретен, умешен
 * Manx: aghtal
 * Mapudungun:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: händig
 * Turkish: eli çabuk


 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: умешен,


 * Manx: aghtal
 * Spanish: habilidoso,, habiloso
 * Turkish: becerikli, hünerli, mahâhretli, mâhir, mârifetli


 * Bulgarian:
 * Croatian:, felksibilan
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, ,


 * Italian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: atik, çevik

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