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Definition of Dexterous
1. Adjective. Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands. "Dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
Definition of Dexterous
1. a. 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.
Definition of Dexterous
1. Adjective. Skillful with one's hands. ¹
2. Adjective. Skillful in some specific thing ¹
3. Adjective. Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dexterous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dexterous
Literary usage of Dexterous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1825)
"and dexterous hand of the founder. It required civil wars such a fortunate mixture
of different tempers fusion!11" and abilities, as could scarcely be found ..."
2. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"If the Whigs regarded him as the most dexterous of their enemies, the Tories held
him as yet for a very unsafe friend. It was predicted amongst them ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1857)
"The if you show dexterous generalship in shades they had passed through, "Ah,
sir, a siege is known to be of the ground, which gradually de- one of the most ..."
4. Studies in History and Jurisprudence by James Bryce Bryce (1901)
"... some skilful attorney, in order to initiate them early in all the depths of
practice, and render them more dexterous in the mechanical part of business. ..."
5. Studies in History and Jurisprudence by James Bryce Bryce (1901)
"... some skilful attorney, in order to initiate them early in all the depths of
practice, and render them more dexterous in the mechanical part of business. ..."
6. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"Indian Gamblers — A Favorite Pastime — Preparation* for the Game — The Stakes —The
Whirlpool of Fortune—An Exciting Contest — dexterous Manipulation ..."
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