Deft

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Quick and skillful; adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Quick and neat in action; skillful
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Apt; fit; spruce; neat.
  • adj. dexterous; clever; handy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Simple; meek; modest.
  • Apt or dexterous; neat in action or performance; subtly clever or skilful.
  • Neat; spruce; trim.
  • Foolish; daft. See daft.
  • An abbreviation of defendant.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  • Equivalent
    adroit   
    Cross Reference
    daft   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apt    fit    spruce    neat    dexterous    clever    handy    skillful   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    antitheft    bereft    cleft    heft    left    theft   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dexterous    skillful    agile    upward    supple    clever    playful    graceful    versatile    brisk