What does "dexterous" mean?
Dexterous: Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager. Dexterous the craving, fawning crowd to quit. Pope.
Additional senses
- 2.Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management. "Dexterous sleights of hand." Trench.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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