Meaning

4 senses
  1. Skillful with one's hands.

    behänd, geschickt, fingerfertig

    ло́вкийlóvkij, прово́рныйprovórnyj, уме́лыйumélyj

    спри́тнийsprýtnyj, згра́бнийzhrábnyj, умі́лийumílyj

    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands

  2. Skillful in some specific thing.

    geschickt, gewandt, tüchtig

    уме́лыйumélyj, иску́сныйiskúsnyj

  3. Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.

    agil, flexibel, flink

    ло́вкийlóvkij, ги́бкийgíbkij

  4. (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 […]

Examples

5 sentences
  1. I'm very dexterous.

    Я дуже майстерний.

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  2. Tom is very dexterous.

    deTom ist sehr geschickt.

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  3. Tom is dexterous.

    ruТом ловкий.

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  4. The robotic hands are designed to be dexterous, soft and delicate like people.

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  5. He isn't dexterous.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
skillful with one's hands:
Русский
By meaning 3
skillful with one's hands:
skillful in some specific thing:
agile; flexible:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
skillful with one's hands:
skillful in some specific thing:
agile; flexible:

Forms

more dexterous, most dexterous
Comparativemore dexterous Lesson
Superlativemost dexterous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands:deftdextrous

Word family

17 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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