dexterous
adjective
(alsodextrous)uk/ˈdek.strəs/uk/ˈdek.stər.əs/us/ˈdek.strəs/us/ˈdek.stər.əs/having theabilitytoperformadifficultactionquicklyandskilfullywith thehands:
a dexterousmovement
Baseballplayershave to befastand dexterous.
Raccoons havehighlydexterousfrontfeetthat areshapedlikehumanhands.
having theabilitytothinkquicklyandeffectivelyor to do somethingdifficultextremelywell:
机敏的，灵巧的She waslivelyand dexterousintellectually.她既活泼又头脑灵活。
He is a dexterousdebaterwhodealsswiftlywith interrogators.他是一个机敏的辩论者，能迅速地应对盘问。
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dexterity
- She has thestrong, dexteroushandsof asurgeon.
- Toworkincarbodyrepairs, you must bepracticaland dexterous.
- Drucker hasbecomeincreasinglydexterous with theidiomsofpopmusic.
- Some of the company's most dexterousstrategieshaveinvolvedovertlypoliticaltactics.
Skilled, talented and able
- able
- ably
- accomplished
- adept
- adeptly
- dexterously
- digital native
- expert
- expertly
- explosiveness
- pedigreed
- polished
- practised
- preen
- proficient
- proficiently
- well qualified
- white-collar
- with the best of themidiom
- workmanlike
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