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US
/ˈdɛkstɹəs/
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[ UK /dˈɛkstɹəs/ ]
[ UK /dˈɛkstɹəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
deft fingers massaged her face
dexterous of hand and inventive of mind
a deft waiter
How To Use dextrous In A Sentence
- Pages tagged "ambidextrous" 5:51 pm on July 19, 2008 | # | Reply YOUR DESTINY IS IN YOUR HANDS? » Sociological Images
- How they can move off from traffic lights with phone held to the ear, changing gear and turning across junctions all with one hand is astoundingly dextrous.
- The Greek male is often ambidextrous in his early sexual life, as he is usually monogynous later on. Kallman in Athens
- Main-Focus Sights", ambidextrous "Maximum Reach Magazine Release" buttons, "Minimal Error Disassembly" takedown lever, a loaded chamber indicator, a striker status indicator, an Ultra Safety Assurance (USA) trigger safety, grip safety, and "Multi-Adjust Rail System Defense Review
- 'dextrous'.p. 86, l. 10 _Exeunt. _ 1724 wrongly 'exit'. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I
- I might even suggest that the comment to which you replied is an example of some dextrous and well-deserved ridicule. Think Progress » McCain Backs Down To Hannity: ‘I Never Quite Understood’ Global Warming
- But it was Oxlade-Chamberlain's intelligent movement, dextrous footwork on the left flank and composed finishing that warmed the hearts of the Arsenal supporters who gave him a standing ovation when he was withdrawn. Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is a natural, says Arsène Wenger
- The ten round magazine is released with an ambidextrous lever mounted on the bottom of the trigger guard.
- Force and fraud were then dextrously applied to secure his ascent from the Dalriadan to the Pictish throne a few years later. 'The Invention of Scotland: History and Myth'
- This does not necessarily mean that you are ambidextrous.