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# dexterous

adjective (also spelled dextrous)

«dexterous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Dexterous means skilful with the hands, quick and neat at doing things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dexterous/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a nimble helper or a craftsman does clever work with fingers or tools.

### Examples

- He was dexterous with his fingers and could play any tune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dexterous/#x1)
- The dexterous thief slipped the key from the guard's belt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dexterous/#x2)
- A dexterous weaver made the finest cloth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dexterous/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dexterous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dexterous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dexterous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dexterous.html) on Mova free.