dexterous

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɛkstɹəs/

Adjective

dexterous

1. Skillful with one's hands.
2. 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.

3. Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.
4. (figurative, archaic) Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful.
   • 1775, speech by Edmund Burke

     […] the study [of law] renders men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defense […]

Related terms

• ambidextrous
• dexter
• dexterity

Translations

• French: adroit, habile
• German: behänd, geschickt, fingerfertig
• Italian: destro, abile, ingegnoso
• Portuguese: hábil/habilidoso (com as mãos)
• Russian: ло́вкий
• Spanish: diestro, hábil, habiloso

Translations

• German: geschickt, gewandt, tüchtig
• Italian: abile, svelto
• Portuguese: hábil, habilidoso
• Russian: уме́лый
• Spanish: habilidoso, diestro, habiloso, hábil

Translations

• German: agil, flexibel, flink, gewandt
• Italian: agile, aggraziato
• Portuguese: ágil
• Russian: ло́вкий
• Spanish: diestro

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