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61Deftie — It has to be said that the origins of this name are open to some conjecture. That it is a developed form of the late Medieval Deft is probable but not wholly proven, and equally its source in the spelling of Defty would seem to be Gateshead, in… …
62Defty — It has to be said that the origins of this name are open to some conjecture. That it is a developed form of the late Medieval Deft is probable but not wholly proven, and equally its source in the spelling of Defty would seem to be Gateshead, in… …
63neat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tidy, orderly; compact, trim, shapely; pure, unmixed; deft, skillful, adroit; pat, felicitous. See cleanness, simpleness, order.Ant., messy, disorderly. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Clean and orderly] …
64nimble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. spry, active, sprightly, supple, agile, lively, brisk, alert, acute, quick. See velocity,skill, cunning. Ant., awkward, slow. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Agile] Syn. agile, quick, spry, deft; see… …
65deftly — adverb 1. with dexterity; in a dexterous manner dextrously he untied the knots • Syn: ↑dexterously, ↑dextrously • Derived from adjective: ↑deft, ↑dextrous (for: ↑ …
66dex´ter|ous|ness — dex|ter|ous «DEHKS tuhr uhs, truhs», adjective. 1. having skill with the hands: »A typist needs to be dexterous. 2. quick and skillful in bodily movements: »a dexterous acrobat. 3. having or showing skill in using the mind; clever: »A successful… …
67dex´ter|ous|ly — dex|ter|ous «DEHKS tuhr uhs, truhs», adjective. 1. having skill with the hands: »A typist needs to be dexterous. 2. quick and skillful in bodily movements: »a dexterous acrobat. 3. having or showing skill in using the mind; clever: »A successful… …
68dex|ter|ous — «DEHKS tuhr uhs, truhs», adjective. 1. having skill with the hands: »A typist needs to be dexterous. 2. quick and skillful in bodily movements: »a dexterous acrobat. 3. having or showing skill in using the mind; clever: »A successful manager must …
69Deftness — Deft ness, n. The quality of being deft. Drayton. [1913 Webster] …
70Lleu Llaw Gyffes — (IPA|/ɬeɨ ɬau gəfes/, sometimes misspelled Llew Llaw Gyffes) is a figure of Welsh mythology. He appears in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, the tale of Math fab Mathonwy. Lleu is widely understood to be the Welsh equivalent of the Irish Lugh… …
