dexterous
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Definition of dexterous
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Skillful with one's hands.
“She is pleasingly dexterous with the chopsticks, and keeps one hand lying palm up on her lap. Pinched with just the right pressure between the sticks; funny how plump women have that delicate touch.”
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adj
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Skillful with one's hands.
“She is pleasingly dexterous with the chopsticks, and keeps one hand lying palm up on her lap. Pinched with just the right pressure between the sticks; funny how plump women have that delicate touch.”
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Skillful in some specific thing.
“We went frequently out with this boat a-fishing; and as I was most dexterous to catch fish for him, he never went without me.”
- Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.
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(archaic, figuratively)Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful; quick-witted.
“1775, speech by Edmund Burke […] the study [of law] renders men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defense […]”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱs Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-terósder. Proto-Italic *deksteros Latin dexter Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English dexterous From Latin dexter (“right, ready”) + -ous. Displaced native Old English handcræftiġ.
Words you can make from dexterous
200+ playable · top: DEXTROSE (16 pts)
Best play dextrose 16 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
44 words- DEXTER 14 pts
- DEXTRO 14 pts
- EXODUS 14 pts
- EXUDES 14 pts
- SEXTED 14 pts
- TUXEDO 14 pts
- EXERTS 13 pts
- EXSERT 13 pts
- OXTERS 13 pts
- ROUXES 13 pts
- DESERT 7 pts
- DETERS 7 pts
- DETOUR 7 pts
- DOTERS 7 pts
- DOUSER 7 pts
- DUSTER 7 pts
- ERODES 7 pts
- ETUDES 7 pts
- OUSTED 7 pts
- REDOES 7 pts
- REDOUT 7 pts
- RESTED 7 pts
- REUSED 7 pts
- ROUSED 7 pts
- ROUTED 7 pts
- RUDEST 7 pts
- RUSTED 7 pts
- SORTED 7 pts
- SOURED 7 pts
- STORED 7 pts
- STRODE 7 pts
- STROUD 7 pts
- TEREDO 7 pts
- TOURED 7 pts
- TOUSED 7 pts
- UREDOS 7 pts
- OUSTER 6 pts
- OUTERS 6 pts
- OUTSEE 6 pts
- RETUSE 6 pts
- ROUTES 6 pts
- SOUTER 6 pts
- STEREO 6 pts
- STOURE 6 pts
5-letter words
83 words- DESEX 13 pts
- DETOX 13 pts
- DEXES 13 pts
- DOXES 13 pts
- EXUDE 13 pts
- REDOX 13 pts
- REDUX 13 pts
- SEXED 13 pts
- EXERT 12 pts
- OXERS 12 pts
- OXTER 12 pts
- REXES 12 pts
- SEXER 12 pts
- SEXTO 12 pts
- TUXES 12 pts
- XERUS 12 pts
- DEERS 6 pts
- DEETS 6 pts
- DETER 6 pts
- DOERS 6 pts
- DOEST 6 pts
- DORES 6 pts
- DOSER 6 pts
- DOTER 6 pts
- DOTES 6 pts
- DOUSE 6 pts
- DOUTS 6 pts
- DREES 6 pts
- DREST 6 pts
- DRUSE 6 pts
- DUETS 6 pts
- DURES 6 pts
- DUROS 6 pts
- DURST 6 pts
- ERODE 6 pts
- ETUDE 6 pts
- OUTED 6 pts
- REDES 6 pts
- REDOS 6 pts
- REEDS 6 pts
- RESOD 6 pts
- RODES 6 pts
- ROSED 6 pts
- SEDER 6 pts
- SERED 6 pts
- SORED 6 pts
- STEED 6 pts
- SUDOR 6 pts
- SUEDE 6 pts
- TREED 6 pts
- TRODE 6 pts
- TRUED 6 pts
- TURDS 6 pts
- UREDO 6 pts
- EROSE 5 pts
- ESTER 5 pts
- EUROS 5 pts
- OUTER 5 pts
- OUTRE 5 pts
- REEST 5 pts
- RESET 5 pts
- REUSE 5 pts
- ROSET 5 pts
- ROTES 5 pts
- ROUES 5 pts
- ROUSE 5 pts
- ROUST 5 pts
- ROUTE 5 pts
- ROUTS 5 pts
- STEER 5 pts
- STERE 5 pts
- STORE 5 pts
- STOUR 5 pts
- SUETE 5 pts
- TERES 5 pts
- TERSE 5 pts
- TORES 5 pts
- TORSE 5 pts
- TORUS 5 pts
- TOURS 5 pts
- TOUSE 5 pts
- TREES 5 pts
- TRUES 5 pts
4-letter words
58 words- DOUX 12 pts
- EXED 12 pts
- EXES 11 pts
- OXER 11 pts
- OXES 11 pts
- ROUX 11 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DOES 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DORS 5 pts
- DOSE 5 pts
- DOST 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- DOTS 5 pts
- DOUR 5 pts
- DOUT 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- DUES 5 pts
- DUET 5 pts
- DUOS 5 pts
- DURE 5 pts
- DURO 5 pts
- DUST 5 pts
- ODES 5 pts
- OUDS 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- REDS 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- RODS 5 pts
- RUDE 5 pts
- RUED 5 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- EURO 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- ROUE 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
- RUES 4 pts
- RUSE 4 pts
- RUST 4 pts
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