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deftness

deft

 (dĕft)

adj. deft·er, deft·est

Quick and skillful; adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous.

[Middle English dafte, defte, gentle, humble, well-mannered, from Old English dafte, meek.]

deft′ly adv.

deft′ness n.

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deftness

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deftness

noun

Skillfulness in the use of the hands or body:

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Translations

رَشاقَه ، لَباقَه

obratnostzručnost

behændighedsnilde

leikni

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deftness

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deft

(deft) adjective

skilful, quick and neat. his deft handling of the situation.

ˈdeftly adverbˈdeftness noun

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