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dexterity

[dek-ster-i-tee]

noun

  1. skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility.

  2. mental adroitness or skill; cleverness.



dexterity

/ ɛˈɛɪɪ /

noun

  1. physical, esp manual, skill or nimbleness

  2. mental skill or adroitness: cleverness

  3. rarethe characteristic of being right-handed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • nondexterity noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dexterity1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin ٱ “readiness, skillfulness,” from dexter “skillful” + - -ity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dexterity1

C16: from Latin ٱ aptness, readiness, prosperity; see dexter 1
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I was struck by the dexterity with which she used tofu in manners that aren’t obvious or the usual.

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Those fingers come with a long, skeletal middle digit equipped with a ball-and-socket joint for horrifying dexterity, like the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come beckoning Ebenezer Scrooge to gaze upon his own sordid death.

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Four years ago, he was ushered into the fray early in the deciding third Test against the Springboks and, although the tourists lost, Russell's dexterity and daring stood out.

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But the Gloucester lock's superb restart take,, external all arched back, strained sinew and single-paw dexterity, early against Exeter bore more than a bit of a resemblance.

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Their children seem rudderless, but they approach the world with more dexterity.

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