adj., deft·er, deft·est.

Quick and skillful; adroit. See synonyms at dexterous.

[Middle English, gentle, humble, variant of dafte, foolish. See daft.]

deftly deft'ly adv.
deftness deft'ness n.

adjective

1. Showing art or skill in performing or doing: adroit, artful, dexterous, skillful. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance.
2. Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance: adroit, clever, dexterous, facile, handy, nimble, slick. See ability/inability.
3. Well done or executed: adroit, clean, neat, skillful. See ability/inability, good/bad.

adj

Definition: agile, clever
Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, inept, unhandy, unskillful

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IN BRIEF: Quick and neat in action; skillful.

Step with care and great tact And remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act Just never forget to be dexterous and deft And never mix up your right foot with your left. — Dr. Seuss.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fingernem, som har håndelag, kvik

Nederlands (Dutch)
behendig

Français (French)
adj. - habile, preste, adroit

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geschickt, gewandt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιδέξιος, επιτήδειος

Italiano (Italian)
abile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - hábil, destro

Русский (Russian)
ловкий, искусный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hábil, diestro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - flink, skicklig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
敏捷熟练的, 灵巧的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 敏捷熟練的, 靈巧的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 손기술 있는 , 기술 좋은, 재치 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 器用な, 上手な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ماهر وسريع في الحركات بخاصه حركه اليدين, ماهر بالأعمال اليدويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוכשר, זריז‬

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