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Dexterous

Dex′ter-ous

Adj.

[L.

dexter

. See

Dexter

[Written also

dextrous

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.

Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert;

as, a

dexterous

manager

Dexterous

the craving, fawning crowd to quit.

Pope.

Syn. – Adroit; active; expert; skillful; clever; able; ready; apt; handy; versed.

Definition 2024

dexterous

English

Alternative forms

dextrous (British)

Adjective

dexterous ‎(comparative more dexterous, superlative most dexterous)

Skillful with one's hands.
Skillful in some specific thing
- 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.
Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.

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skillful with one's hands

Bulgarian: сръчен (bg) ‎(srǎčen), умел (bg) ‎(umel)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 機巧 (zh), 机巧 (zh) ‎(jīqiǎo), 靈巧 (zh), 灵巧 (zh) ‎(língqiǎo)
Czech: zručný m
Finnish: kätevä (fi), näppärä (fi), kätevä käsistään
French: adroit (fr), habile (fr)
Georgian: მარჯვე ‎(marǯve), მოხერხებული ‎(moxerxebuli), დახელოვნებული ‎(daxelovnebuli), გაწაფული ‎(gac̣apuli), ოსტატური ‎(osṭaṭuri)
German: behänd (de), geschickt (de)
Italian: destro (it), abile (it), ingegnoso (it)
Japanese: 器用な ‎(きような, kiyō-na)
Latvian: veikls
Macedonian: спретен m ‎(spréten), умешен m ‎(úmešen)
Manx: aghtal

Maori: haratau
Mapudungun: trüf
Polish: zręczny (pl) m
Portuguese: hábil/habilidoso (com as mãos)
Russian: ло́вкий (ru) ‎(lóvkij), прово́рный (ru) ‎(provórnyj), уме́лый (ru) ‎(umélyj)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: вешт, вјешт

Roman: vešt (sh), vješt (sh)
Slovak: zručný m, šikovný m
Spanish: diestro (es), hábil (es), habiloso (es)
Swedish: händig (sv)
Turkish: eli çabuk (tr)

skillful in some specific thing

Bulgarian: ловък (bg) ‎(lovǎk), сръчен (bg) ‎(srǎčen), умел (bg) ‎(umel), изкусен (bg) ‎(izkusen), находчив (bg) ‎(nahodčiv)
Catalan: destre (ca)
Crimean Tatar: çeber
Dutch: handig (nl)
Finnish: taitava (fi)
Georgian: დახელოვნებული ‎(daxelovnebuli), ოსტატური ‎(osṭaṭuri), გაწაფული ‎(gac̣apuli)
German: geschickt (de), gewandt (de)
Italian: abile (it), svelto (it)
Latvian: veikls

Macedonian: умешен m ‎(úmešen), вешт m ‎(vešt)
Manx: aghtal
Polish: zręczny (pl) m
Portuguese: hábil (pt), habilidoso (pt)
Romanian: descurcăreț (ro)
Russian: уме́лый (ru) ‎(umélyj), иску́сный (ru) ‎(iskúsnyj)
Slovak: vymakaný (slang)
Spanish: habilidoso (es), diestro (es), habiloso (es), hábil (es)
Turkish: becerikli (tr), hünerli (tr), mahâhretli, mâhir (tr), mârifetli

agile; flexible

Bulgarian: ловък (bg) ‎(lovǎk)
Finnish: ketterä (fi), jäntevä
Georgian: მკვირცხლი ‎(mḳvircxli), მარდი ‎(mardi), მოძრავი ‎(moʒravi), ცოცხალი ‎(cocxali)
German: agil (de), flexibel (de), flink (de)
Italian: agile (it), aggraziato (it)
Latvian: veikls, vingrs
Polish: zręczny (pl) m

Portuguese: ágil (pt)
Russian: ло́вкий (ru) ‎(lóvkij), ги́бкий (ru) ‎(gíbkij)
Serbo-Croatian: savitljiv (sh) m, felksibilan m
Slovak: ladný
Spanish: diestro (es)
Turkish: atik (tr), çevik (tr)

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