Meaning of DEFT
| Pronunciation: | | deft
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- [adj] skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
- [adj] quick and skillful in movement
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| | Synonyms: | | adroit, dexterous, dextrous, graceful |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Deft\, 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}, {Daff}, {Dapper}.]
Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat. [Archaic or
Poetic] ``The deftest way.'' --Shak. ``Deftest feats.''
--Gay.
The limping god, so deft at his new ministry. --Dryden.
Let me be deft and debonair. --Byron.
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