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dextrous

adj

Etymology

See dexterous.

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of dexterous.

    • Yet the ſubjects of the Byzantine empire were ſtill the moſt dextrous and diligent of nations;
    • "[…]She was renowned as one of the most dextrous horse thieves and horse breakers in the tribe, and seldom permitted an expedition to go on a raid without her presence. The translation of her Apache title was ‘Dextrous Horse Thief’."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA