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Deft

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adjective

skillful, nimble, or clever

  • The chef was deft with a knife.
  • She was deft at solving puzzles.
  • The musician's deft fingers moved quickly over the keys.
  • The deft maneuvering of the pilot saved the plane from crashing.
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Word Usage

  • deft touch
  • deft handling
  • deft maneuvering
  • deft execution
  • deft technique

More Examples

  • It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation.
  • Mahela's deft little cutters and seam-up varieties could bag a few back-up wickets too.
  • So the snake makes its deft, rapid lunge and then immediately withdraws to await results.
  • The pilot deftly caught it, and hitched the end to the bow of his boat.
  • Eddie admired her as her deft fingers took up the task.
  • He was as tender and faithful and deft as a woman.
  • Deftly Martin reached out and twitched it from his grasp.
  • Pardee's mind now, and she paraphrased it deftly.
  • It was very deft manoeuvring on both sides.
  • Thus he knew that he had deftly dispelled doubt, and that nothing had been lost.
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