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dexterous
skillful and precise in physical movement
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dexterous in a sentence
With dexterous fingers, the watchmaker repaired the tiny mechanism.
A dexterous surgeon guided the delicate instrument around the nerve.
Where it comes from
From Latin dexter, meaning 'right-handed or skillful.'
Memory hook
DEXTER means 'right hand': dexterous hands move skillfully.