Definition of deftest Deftest
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What does deftest mean?
Part of speech
🔤- deftest, adjective, superlative of deft.
WordNet
Adjectivedeft, defter, deftest |
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| deft - skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" | ||
| dexterous, dextrous | ||
| adroit quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deft (a.)
Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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deft
Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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deft
deft, adj. handy, clever.—adv. Deft′ly.—n. Deft′ness. [M. E. defte, dafte, simple, meek; A.S. ge-dæfte, meek—dæftan, gedæftan, prepare, make fit; the stem appears in ge-daf-en, to fit.]
