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121skill|ful — «SKIHL fuhl», adjective. 1. having skill; expert: »He is a very skillful surgeon. SYNONYM(S): dexterous, deft, adroit, proficient. 2. showing skill: »That is a skillful piece of bricklaying. SYNONYM(S): dexterous, deft, adroit, proficient. Also …
122Adroit — A*droit , a. [F. adroit; [ a] (L. ad) = droit straight, right, fr. L. directus, p. p. of dirigere. See {Direct}.] Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or… …
123Dapper — Dap per, a. [OE. daper; prob. fr. D. dapper brave, valiant; akin to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty, OSlav. dobr[u^] good, Russ. dobrui. Cf. {Deft}.] Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or appearance; lively. [1913… …
124Deftly — Deft ly, adv. [Cf. {Defly}.] Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. Deftly dancing. Drayton. [1913 Webster] Thyself and office deftly show. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
125daft — adjective Etymology: Middle English dafte gentle, stupid; akin to Old English gedæfte mild, gentle, Middle English defte deft, Old Church Slavic podobati to be fitting Date: 14th century 1. a. silly, foolish b. mad, insane …
126slick — I. verb Etymology: Middle English sliken, from Old English *slician; akin to Old High German slīhhan to glide Date: 14th century transitive verb to make sleek or smooth intransitive verb spruce usually used with up II. adjective …
127deftly — adverb see deft …
128deftness — noun see deft …
