What does dextrous mean?
Definitions for dextrous
dex·trous
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Princeton's WordNet
deft, dexterous, dextrousadjective
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
"a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
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Dextrous
Dextrous or dexterous is defined by Oxford Languages as showing or having skill, especially with the hands. Dexterity — fine motor skill When speaking of left- and right-handed people, the former can be known as "sinistrous," while the latter is "dextrous." See relative direction for the right-hand sideDextrous can also mean:
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dextrous
Dextrous refers to skillfulness or ease in performing tasks, especially with hands; showing agility, quickness or proficiency. It can also refer to mental agility or adroitness.
Webster Dictionary
Dextrousnoun
alt. of Dextrousness
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dextrous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dextrous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of dextrous in a Sentence
They were flipping them over, making a very distinctive, almost surgical precision cut down the chest. They would even remove the gallbladder outside the body, which contains toxic bile salts. They knew to remove that bit. She added that the rats understood which areas of the toad were poisonous, using their sharp teeth and dextrous hands to eatthe non-toxic parts while leaving the poisonous areas stripped. In the medium-sized toads, as well as eating the heart and liver, they would strip off the toxic skin from one or both legs and eat the non-toxic thigh muscle.
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- dextrousDanish
- diestroSpanish
- abileItalian
- agilisLatin
- dextrosaPortuguese
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