English Dictionary: dextrous | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for dextrous | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dexterous \Dex"ter*ous\, a. [L. dexter. See {Dexter}.] [Written also {dextrous}.] 1. 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. 2. Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager. Dexterous the craving, fawning crowd to quit. --Pope. 3. Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management. [bd]Dexterous sleights of hand.[b8] --Trench. Syn: Adroit; active; expert; skillful; clever; able; ready; apt; handy; versed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dextrous \Dex"trous\, a., Dextrously \Dex"trous*ly\, adv., Dextrousness \Dex"trous*ness\, n. Same as {Dexterous}, {Dexterously}, etc. |