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adjective
- 1. showing or having skill, especially with the hands: "a dexterous keyboard player" Similar Opposite
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1. : mentally adroit and skillful : clever. her dexterous handling of the crisis. 2. : done with mental or physical skill, quickness, or grace : done with dexterity : artful. a dexterous maneuver. 3. : skillful and competent with the hands. a dexterous surgeon. dexterously adverb. dexterousness noun. Did you know?
having the ability to perform a difficult action quickly and skilfully with the hands: a dexterous movement. Baseball players have to be fast and dexterous. Raccoons have highly dexterous front feet that are shaped like human hands.
1. having or showing skill in the use of the hands or body. 2. having or showing mental skill.
Definition of dexterous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body; deft. 2. having mental adroitness or skill; clever; quick.
To be dexterous is an essential trait for knitters and sleight-of-hand magicians. The adjective dexterous often refers to skill and agility with the hands, but it can mean any skillful or clever physical movement.
OED's earliest evidence for dexterous is from 1605, in the writing of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor, politician, and philosopher. dexterous is a borrowing from Latin , combined with an English element.
