dexterous
/ˈdekstrəs/adjective
उच्चारण डेक्स्ट्रस
हाथ का कुशल, दक्ष, निपुण; चतुर
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skilful with your hands; skilful and quick in mind
हाथ का कुशल, दक्ष, निपुण; चतुर
- The dexterous weaver tied two hundred knots a minute.
- a dexterous handling of a tricky question
- The surgeon's dexterous fingers made the stitching almost invisible.
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- A dexterous wicketkeeper caught the ball in one hand.
- The dexterous craftsman carved a delicate flower from the wood.
Synonyms skilful deft nimble adroit agile
Opposite clumsy awkward inept ham-fisted
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dex·ter·ous
With -terous (the shorter dextrous is also accepted; not 'dextrious'); the noun dexterity.
अंत में -terous (छोटा dextrous भी मान्य है; 'dextrious' गलत है); noun dexterity।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin dexter, right hand (the left was sinister).
Latin dexter, दायाँ हाथ, से (बायाँ sinister था)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: skilful with the hands is dexterous; able to use both hands equally well is ambidextrous; clumsy with the hands is ham-fisted.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: हाथ का कुशल dexterous; दोनों हाथों से समान रूप से काम करने वाला ambidextrous; हाथ का अनाड़ी ham-fisted।