- deftest
- deft adj. adept, skillful; dexterous, agile, nimble
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deft — (d[e^]ft), a. [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid (cf. OE. daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS. d[ae]ft (in derivatives only) mild, gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit, Goth. gadaban to be fit. Cf. {Daft},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Café Procope — [ Condorcet, La Harpe, Voltaire (with his arm raised) and Diderot.] Café Procope, in rue de l Ancienne Comédie , 6th arrondissement, is the oldest restaurant of Paris. It was opened in 1686 by the Sicilian Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli, with a… … Wikipedia
deft — deftly, adv. deftness, n. /deft/, adj., defter, deftest. dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic. [1175 1225; ME; var. of DAFT] Syn. See dexterous. * * * … Universalium
deft — [[t]de̱ft[/t]] defter, deftest ADJ GRADED A deft action is skilful and often quick. [WRITTEN] With a deft flick of his foot, Mr Worth tripped one of the raiders up. Derived words: deftly ADV GRADED One of the waiting servants deftly caught him as … English dictionary
deft — UK [deft] / US adjective Word forms deft : adjective deft comparative defter superlative deftest a) deft movements are made quickly and with skill b) moving quickly and with skill Derived word: deftly adverb … English dictionary
deft´ness — deft «dehft», adjective. quick and skillful in action; nimble; clever: »The fingers of a violinist or surgeon must be deft. ... one of the deftest juggling performances since the late W. C. Fields laid aside his Indian clubs (Time). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
deft´ly — deft «dehft», adjective. quick and skillful in action; nimble; clever: »The fingers of a violinist or surgeon must be deft. ... one of the deftest juggling performances since the late W. C. Fields laid aside his Indian clubs (Time). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
deft. — «dehft», adjective. quick and skillful in action; nimble; clever: »The fingers of a violinist or surgeon must be deft. ... one of the deftest juggling performances since the late W. C. Fields laid aside his Indian clubs (Time). SYNONYM(S): See… … Useful english dictionary
