dexterous
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dexterous
adjective
dexterous
adjective
Learner's definition of DEXTEROUS
[more dexterous; most dexterous]
formal
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having or showing great skill or cleverness
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showing dexterity
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They praised her dexterous handling of the crisis.
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The movie is a dexterous retelling of a classic love story.
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a dexterous maneuver
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a dexterous carpenter
— dexterously
also dextrously adverb-
The various elements of the book have been dexterously combined.
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