Dextrous Definition & Meaning
dextrous
- adjective
- skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
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- What does dextrous mean?
- skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
- What part of speech is dextrous?
- Dextrous is an adjective.