What does dexterity mean?
Dexterity means Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands..
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/dɛksˈtɛɹɪti/ · noun
Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands..
Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity.
She twirled the pencil through her fingers with impressive dexterity.
With mutual toil, and intuitive dexterity, we built our commodious habitation in the hollow of a mango tree, that the fruit, which was then in bloſſom, might ſubſiſt our young.
She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.
Use dexterity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dexterity means Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands..
Common synonyms include manual dexterity, sleight.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity.
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