Definition of dexterous in English:

dexterous

(also dextrous)

adjective ˈdɛkst(ə)rəsˈdɛkst(ə)rəs

Showing or having skill, especially with the hands.
（尤指用手）敏捷的，灵巧的
a dexterous keyboard player
Example sentencesExamples
- You still get the glorious harmonies, of course, and the dextrous guitar playing still stands out, rather than being submerged underneath the raised volume.
- They shoved us off scrums, stole our ball at the tackle, carried the ball powerfully into our defence, and showed dextrous handling skills in the open spaces.
- The frustration is just like when you get popcorn kernel stuck somewhere in your back teeth and your tongue is not dextrous enough and your fingers are too grimy.
- Some days I am able to multi-task like a particularly dextrous octopus.
- Local performer Gerry Grennan provided the pre-interval entertainment, providing some much welcome humour as well as some outstanding dextrous guitar mastery.
- But with a quick, dexterous motion, Rosekiller hurled the knife at Ariana.
- And, of course, if you've been expecting an email typed by my very own dextrous fingers, it'll be with you shortly.
- How they can move off from traffic lights with phone held to the ear, changing gear and turning across junctions all with one hand is astoundingly dextrous.
- Well done to the senior citizen who trimmed back some choice specimens by dextrous use of his walking stick and to the two young lads who provided a welcome action replay with their hurleys.
- Signing and talking use the same communication centre in the brain, but while the vocal muscles don't really develop until 18 months, a baby is dextrous enough to make readable signs from about eight months old.
- Apart from the huge variety of dice games, there were many games of dextrous skill such as knucklebones.
- He is a shadow of the player who scored that wonderfully dexterous try in the monsoon against Argentina 15 months ago.
- Finance director John Lomer blamed hefty 18-year-old school-leavers who did not have ‘sufficiently dexterous and dainty’ fingers.
- Yet he makes up for these frail qualities with his heightened intelligence and dextrous ability to climb tall trees.
- To build with any efficiency and skill, the colonial craftsperson needed a dexterous hand when wielding both kinds of axes.
- The patient should be mentally alert, manually dexterous, and have sterile urine.
- The skill of his dextrous fingers dancing over the frets combines with his rich, soulful voice to create a ‘tingle factor’ that leaves the listeners feeling they have witnessed something special.
- The interface is appalling, requiring dextrous use of the keyboard to do relatively simple tasks.
- New research carried out in nine cities around the world shows that the thumbs of people under the age of 25 have taken over as the hand's most dexterous digit, said The Observer.
- Cris Carter may be the most dexterous player, but he's not the only handy man in the NFL.
Synonyms
deft, adept, adroit, agile, nimble, neat, nimble-fingered, handy, able, capable, talented, skilful, skilled, proficient, accomplished, expert, experienced, practised, polished, efficient, effortless, slick, professional, masterful, masterly, impressive, finely judged, delicate
informal nifty, nippy, mean, wicked, ace, wizard, crack
rare habile
shrewd, ingenious, inventive, clever, intelligent, bright, brilliant, smart, sharp, sharp-witted, razor-sharp, acute, quick, quick-witted, astute, canny, intuitive, discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, insightful, incisive, sagacious, wise, judicious
cunning, artful, crafty, wily, calculating
informal on the ball, quick off the mark, quick on the uptake, brainy, streetwise, savvy
British informal suss
North American informal heads-up
dated, informal long-headed
rare argute, sapient

Derivatives

dexterously

adverbˈdɛkst(ə)rəsliˈdɛkst(ə)rəsli

Next to her, hands working dexterously on a customer's head, another woman is busily putting the finishing touches to a ‘straightback’ hairstyle.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a superb album, dextrously mixing disparate styles into a sound that's entirely its own.
- She quickly and dexterously gathered it all up in her free hand, and smiled up at Mercer.
- She clicks the top of her pen several times and flips it dexterously around her fingers like a majorette twirling a baton.
- The test of his life will be how dextrously and how ethically he is able both to make and withhold the kinds of concession that might bring him the presidency.

dexterousness

nounˈdɛkst(ə)rəsnəsˈdɛkst(ə)rəsnəs

You're forever on the edge of your seat, marvelling at the dextrousness of the amazing moves, but constantly fearing that he's about to fall off.
Example sentencesExamples
- That dexterousness includes an element of juggling, as the process for all students involves conceptualization, analysis, implementation, and evaluation.
- The speed and dexterousness with which their fingers work is absolutely fascinating.
- The Snake-like robot tool could enable surgeons, operating in the slender throat area, to make incisions and tie sutures with greater dexterousness and accuracy.
- With great dexterousness, he traded his way through the political shoals and created a force.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'mentally adroit'): from Latin dexter 'on the right' + -ous.

The first meaning of dexterous was ‘clever, mentally agile’. A little later it began to refer to physical coordination, and ‘having skill with the hands’ remains the primary modern sense. The word goes back to Latin dexter ‘on the right’, which is also the root of dexterity (early 16th century): people have traditionally associated right-handedness with manual skill. See also ambidextrous, sinister

Definition of dexterous in US English:

dexterous

(also dextrous)

adjectiveˈdekst(ə)rəsˈdɛkst(ə)rəs

Showing or having skill, especially with the hands.
（尤指用手）敏捷的，灵巧的
dexterous accordion playing
power users are dexterous at using software, rather than creating it
Example sentencesExamples
- The interface is appalling, requiring dextrous use of the keyboard to do relatively simple tasks.
- Yet he makes up for these frail qualities with his heightened intelligence and dextrous ability to climb tall trees.
- The frustration is just like when you get popcorn kernel stuck somewhere in your back teeth and your tongue is not dextrous enough and your fingers are too grimy.
- Cris Carter may be the most dexterous player, but he's not the only handy man in the NFL.
- The skill of his dextrous fingers dancing over the frets combines with his rich, soulful voice to create a ‘tingle factor’ that leaves the listeners feeling they have witnessed something special.
- They shoved us off scrums, stole our ball at the tackle, carried the ball powerfully into our defence, and showed dextrous handling skills in the open spaces.
- To build with any efficiency and skill, the colonial craftsperson needed a dexterous hand when wielding both kinds of axes.
- How they can move off from traffic lights with phone held to the ear, changing gear and turning across junctions all with one hand is astoundingly dextrous.
- The patient should be mentally alert, manually dexterous, and have sterile urine.
- Apart from the huge variety of dice games, there were many games of dextrous skill such as knucklebones.
- Well done to the senior citizen who trimmed back some choice specimens by dextrous use of his walking stick and to the two young lads who provided a welcome action replay with their hurleys.
- He is a shadow of the player who scored that wonderfully dexterous try in the monsoon against Argentina 15 months ago.
- But with a quick, dexterous motion, Rosekiller hurled the knife at Ariana.
- You still get the glorious harmonies, of course, and the dextrous guitar playing still stands out, rather than being submerged underneath the raised volume.
- Signing and talking use the same communication centre in the brain, but while the vocal muscles don't really develop until 18 months, a baby is dextrous enough to make readable signs from about eight months old.
- Finance director John Lomer blamed hefty 18-year-old school-leavers who did not have ‘sufficiently dexterous and dainty’ fingers.
- Some days I am able to multi-task like a particularly dextrous octopus.
- New research carried out in nine cities around the world shows that the thumbs of people under the age of 25 have taken over as the hand's most dexterous digit, said The Observer.
- And, of course, if you've been expecting an email typed by my very own dextrous fingers, it'll be with you shortly.
- Local performer Gerry Grennan provided the pre-interval entertainment, providing some much welcome humour as well as some outstanding dextrous guitar mastery.
Synonyms
deft, adept, adroit, agile, nimble, neat, nimble-fingered, handy, able, capable, talented, skilful, skilled, proficient, accomplished, expert, experienced, practised, polished, efficient, effortless, slick, professional, masterful, masterly, impressive, finely judged, delicate
shrewd, ingenious, inventive, clever, intelligent, bright, brilliant, smart, sharp, sharp-witted, razor-sharp, acute, quick, quick-witted, astute, canny, intuitive, discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, insightful, incisive, sagacious, wise, judicious

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense ‘mentally adroit’): from Latin dexter ‘on the right’ + -ous.

词汇	dexterous
释义	Definition of dexterous in English: dexterous (also dextrous) adjective ˈdɛkst(ə)rəsˈdɛkst(ə)rəs Showing or having skill, especially with the hands. （尤指用手）敏捷的，灵巧的 a dexterous keyboard player Example sentencesExamples You still get the glorious harmonies, of course, and the dextrous guitar playing still stands out, rather than being submerged underneath the raised volume. They shoved us off scrums, stole our ball at the tackle, carried the ball powerfully into our defence, and showed dextrous handling skills in the open spaces. The frustration is just like when you get popcorn kernel stuck somewhere in your back teeth and your tongue is not dextrous enough and your fingers are too grimy. Some days I am able to multi-task like a particularly dextrous octopus. Local performer Gerry Grennan provided the pre-interval entertainment, providing some much welcome humour as well as some outstanding dextrous guitar mastery. But with a quick, dexterous motion, Rosekiller hurled the knife at Ariana. And, of course, if you've been expecting an email typed by my very own dextrous fingers, it'll be with you shortly. How they can move off from traffic lights with phone held to the ear, changing gear and turning across junctions all with one hand is astoundingly dextrous. Well done to the senior citizen who trimmed back some choice specimens by dextrous use of his walking stick and to the two young lads who provided a welcome action replay with their hurleys. Signing and talking use the same communication centre in the brain, but while the vocal muscles don't really develop until 18 months, a baby is dextrous enough to make readable signs from about eight months old. Apart from the huge variety of dice games, there were many games of dextrous skill such as knucklebones. He is a shadow of the player who scored that wonderfully dexterous try in the monsoon against Argentina 15 months ago. Finance director John Lomer blamed hefty 18-year-old school-leavers who did not have ‘sufficiently dexterous and dainty’ fingers. Yet he makes up for these frail qualities with his heightened intelligence and dextrous ability to climb tall trees. To build with any efficiency and skill, the colonial craftsperson needed a dexterous hand when wielding both kinds of axes. The patient should be mentally alert, manually dexterous, and have sterile urine. The skill of his dextrous fingers dancing over the frets combines with his rich, soulful voice to create a ‘tingle factor’ that leaves the listeners feeling they have witnessed something special. The interface is appalling, requiring dextrous use of the keyboard to do relatively simple tasks. New research carried out in nine cities around the world shows that the thumbs of people under the age of 25 have taken over as the hand's most dexterous digit, said The Observer. Cris Carter may be the most dexterous player, but he's not the only handy man in the NFL. Synonyms deft, adept, adroit, agile, nimble, neat, nimble-fingered, handy, able, capable, talented, skilful, skilled, proficient, accomplished, expert, experienced, practised, polished, efficient, effortless, slick, professional, masterful, masterly, impressive, finely judged, delicate informal nifty, nippy, mean, wicked, ace, wizard, crack rare habile shrewd, ingenious, inventive, clever, intelligent, bright, brilliant, smart, sharp, sharp-witted, razor-sharp, acute, quick, quick-witted, astute, canny, intuitive, discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, insightful, incisive, sagacious, wise, judicious cunning, artful, crafty, wily, calculating informal on the ball, quick off the mark, quick on the uptake, brainy, streetwise, savvy British informal suss North American informal heads-up dated, informal long-headed rare argute, sapient Derivatives dexterously adverbˈdɛkst(ə)rəsliˈdɛkst(ə)rəsli Next to her, hands working dexterously on a customer's head, another woman is busily putting the finishing touches to a ‘straightback’ hairstyle. Example sentencesExamples It's a superb album, dextrously mixing disparate styles into a sound that's entirely its own. She quickly and dexterously gathered it all up in her free hand, and smiled up at Mercer. She clicks the top of her pen several times and flips it dexterously around her fingers like a majorette twirling a baton. The test of his life will be how dextrously and how ethically he is able both to make and withhold the kinds of concession that might bring him the presidency. dexterousness nounˈdɛkst(ə)rəsnəsˈdɛkst(ə)rəsnəs You're forever on the edge of your seat, marvelling at the dextrousness of the amazing moves, but constantly fearing that he's about to fall off. Example sentencesExamples That dexterousness includes an element of juggling, as the process for all students involves conceptualization, analysis, implementation, and evaluation. The speed and dexterousness with which their fingers work is absolutely fascinating. The Snake-like robot tool could enable surgeons, operating in the slender throat area, to make incisions and tie sutures with greater dexterousness and accuracy. With great dexterousness, he traded his way through the political shoals and created a force. Origin Early 17th century (in the sense 'mentally adroit'): from Latin dexter 'on the right' + -ous. The first meaning of dexterous was ‘clever, mentally agile’. A little later it began to refer to physical coordination, and ‘having skill with the hands’ remains the primary modern sense. The word goes back to Latin dexter ‘on the right’, which is also the root of dexterity (early 16th century): people have traditionally associated right-handedness with manual skill. See also ambidextrous, sinister Definition of dexterous in US English: dexterous (also dextrous) adjectiveˈdekst(ə)rəsˈdɛkst(ə)rəs Showing or having skill, especially with the hands. （尤指用手）敏捷的，灵巧的 dexterous accordion playing power users are dexterous at using software, rather than creating it Example sentencesExamples The interface is appalling, requiring dextrous use of the keyboard to do relatively simple tasks. Yet he makes up for these frail qualities with his heightened intelligence and dextrous ability to climb tall trees. The frustration is just like when you get popcorn kernel stuck somewhere in your back teeth and your tongue is not dextrous enough and your fingers are too grimy. Cris Carter may be the most dexterous player, but he's not the only handy man in the NFL. The skill of his dextrous fingers dancing over the frets combines with his rich, soulful voice to create a ‘tingle factor’ that leaves the listeners feeling they have witnessed something special. They shoved us off scrums, stole our ball at the tackle, carried the ball powerfully into our defence, and showed dextrous handling skills in the open spaces. To build with any efficiency and skill, the colonial craftsperson needed a dexterous hand when wielding both kinds of axes. How they can move off from traffic lights with phone held to the ear, changing gear and turning across junctions all with one hand is astoundingly dextrous. The patient should be mentally alert, manually dexterous, and have sterile urine. Apart from the huge variety of dice games, there were many games of dextrous skill such as knucklebones. Well done to the senior citizen who trimmed back some choice specimens by dextrous use of his walking stick and to the two young lads who provided a welcome action replay with their hurleys. He is a shadow of the player who scored that wonderfully dexterous try in the monsoon against Argentina 15 months ago. But with a quick, dexterous motion, Rosekiller hurled the knife at Ariana. You still get the glorious harmonies, of course, and the dextrous guitar playing still stands out, rather than being submerged underneath the raised volume. Signing and talking use the same communication centre in the brain, but while the vocal muscles don't really develop until 18 months, a baby is dextrous enough to make readable signs from about eight months old. Finance director John Lomer blamed hefty 18-year-old school-leavers who did not have ‘sufficiently dexterous and dainty’ fingers. Some days I am able to multi-task like a particularly dextrous octopus. New research carried out in nine cities around the world shows that the thumbs of people under the age of 25 have taken over as the hand's most dexterous digit, said The Observer. And, of course, if you've been expecting an email typed by my very own dextrous fingers, it'll be with you shortly. Local performer Gerry Grennan provided the pre-interval entertainment, providing some much welcome humour as well as some outstanding dextrous guitar mastery. Synonyms deft, adept, adroit, agile, nimble, neat, nimble-fingered, handy, able, capable, talented, skilful, skilled, proficient, accomplished, expert, experienced, practised, polished, efficient, effortless, slick, professional, masterful, masterly, impressive, finely judged, delicate shrewd, ingenious, inventive, clever, intelligent, bright, brilliant, smart, sharp, sharp-witted, razor-sharp, acute, quick, quick-witted, astute, canny, intuitive, discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, insightful, incisive, sagacious, wise, judicious Origin Early 17th century (in the sense ‘mentally adroit’): from Latin dexter ‘on the right’ + -ous.
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