adjective (especially written)
1 (of a person's movements) skilful and quick:
deft hands / fingers / footwork * He finished off the painting with a few deft strokes of the brush. * In one, deft movement, he had her hand locked behind her back.
2 skilful:
her deft command of the language
deftly adverb:
I threw her a towel which she deftly caught. * They deftly avoided answering my questions.
deftness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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