dextrous

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Very dextrous were her motions as she took down the girl's pretty hair and braided it for the night.

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  • Far more dextrous was the conduct of the Austrian diplomatists. —  The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)
  • Being less dextrous, Ernie, on the other end, ends up smashing into the pole. —  Pretty, Fizzy Paradise
  • Analysts lauded her for being a dextrous, capable and committed executive, but said that without any experience in the Internet sector, she would likely find it daunting to turn around Yahoo, which is a distant second to Google Inc in the search advertising market. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • The handgrip and shutter release is usually on the right side of the camera because the majority of the population is right-handed and it's logical to put the grip in the most dextrous, stable hand. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0
  • These had also spies, who were very dextrous, and could at any time give notice of all accidents or of the arrival of the Pirates, six hours at least before they came to any place. —  The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century
 

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/ˈdɛkstəˈrus, dɛkstrus/
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