dexteritynoun [ U ]
uk/dekˈster.ə.ti/us/dekˈster.ə.t̬i/the ability to perform a difficult action quickly and skilfully with the hands, or the ability to think quickly and effectively:
He caught the ball with great dexterity.
He answered the reporters' questions with all the dexterity of a politician.
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Skill, talent and ability
- a magic touch idiom
- ability
- accomplishment
- accuracy
- acumen
- capability
- command
- dash
- ear
- expertise
- facility
- faculty
- finesse
- flair
- nose
- polish
- proficient
- prowess
- pyrotechnics
- qualification
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dexterous
adjective also dextrous uk/ˈdek.stər.əs/us/ˈdek.stɚ.əs/
a dexterous movement
dexterously
adverb also dextrously uk/ˈdek.stər.əs.li/us/ˈdek.stɚ.əs.li/