Dexterous
111trick — I n. dexterous feat, sleight of hand 1) to do, perform a trick 2) a card; hat trick prank deceitful act 3) to play a trick on smb. 4) a clever; dirty, low, mean, nasty, shabby, sneaky, snide trick 5) a confidence trick (BE; AE has confidence… …
112able — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. capable, competent, skillful, talented. See power, skill. Ant., incompetent; weak. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Showing superior innate capacity] Syn. talented, gifted, intelligent, ingenious, clever …
113adept — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. skillful, dexterous, apt; practiced, expert, proficient. n. expert, master. See skill. Ant., clumsy; faker. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. skilled, skillful, proficient, capable; see able 1 , 2 . III… …
114agile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. nimble, active, spry; quick, acrobatic, athletic. See activity, skill.Ant., awkward. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. nimble, quick, spry, deft, lithe, sprightly, supple, dexterous, limber, athletic,… …
115awkward — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clumsy, ungraceful, ungainly; gauche; embarrassing. See unskillfulness, difficulty. Ant., adroit, dexterous. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unskillful] Syn. clumsy, inept, maladroit, ungainly,… …
116clever — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. adroit, skillful; talented, adept, gifted; smart, cute. See skill, cunning. Ant., dull, witless. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Mentally quick] Syn. smart, bright, intelligent, quick, shrewd, ingenious …
117graceful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lithesome, lissome, svelte, sylphlike, gainly; easy, fluent; willowy, pleasing, elegant, attractive. See beauty, elegance. Ant., awkward. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of movement ] Syn. lissome …
118facile — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Easy] Syn. simple, effortless, obvious, apparent; see easy 2 . 2. [Skillful] Syn. skilled, practiced, accomplished; see able 1 , 2 , fluent 2 . 3. [Superficial] Syn. glib, simplistic, insincere; see fluent 2 ,… …
119skillful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. skilled, practiced, accomplished; see able 2 , experienced . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. skilled, expert, proficient, adept, competent, experienced, schooled, adroit, dexterous, masterful, *crack, *crackerjack,… …
120dextrous — 1620s, alternative spelling of DEXTEROUS (Cf. dexterous); this version is more conformable to Latin but less common in English …
