dexterous

«dexterous» in Mova's school dictionary: skilful with the hands, quick and neat at doing things — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (also spelled dextrous)

meaning for a pupil

Dexterous means skilful with the hands, quick and neat at doing things. tree →

sense 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 →
• The dexterous thief slipped the key from the guard's belt. tree →
• A dexterous weaver made the finest cloth. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dexterous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.