Dexterous \Dex"ter*ous\, a. [L. dexter. See {Dexter}.] [Written
   also {dextrous}.]
   1. Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs;
      skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a
      dexterous hand; a dexterous workman.
      
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   2. Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients;
      expert; as, a dexterous manager.
      
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            Dexterous the craving, fawning crowd to quit.
                                                  --Pope.
      
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   3. Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous
      management. "Dexterous sleights of hand." --Trench.

   Syn: Adroit; active; expert; skillful; clever; able; ready;
        apt; handy; versed.
        
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Dextrous \Dex"trous\, a., Dextrously \Dex"trous*ly\, adv.,
Dextrousness \Dex"trous*ness\, n.
   Same as {Dexterous}, {Dexterously}, etc.
   
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dextrous
     adj : skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a
           deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face";
           "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" [syn: {deft},
            {dexterous}]

52 Moby Thesaurus words for "dextrous":
   Daedalian, adept, adroit, apt, artistic, authoritative, bravura,
   brilliant, clean, clever, coordinated, crack, crackerjack, cunning,
   cute, daedal, deft, dexterous, dextromanual, diplomatic, excellent,
   expert, fancy, good, goodish, graceful, handy, ingenious,
   magisterial, masterful, masterly, neat, no mean, politic,
   professional, proficient, quick, quite some, ready, resourceful,
   right-handed, skillful, slick, some, statesmanlike, stylish,
   tactful, the compleat, the complete, virtuoso, well-done,
   workmanlike