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dexterity definition

dex·ter·ity (deks ter′ə tē)

noun

  1. skill in using one's hands or body; adroitness
  2. skill in using one's mind; cleverness

Etymology: L dexteritas, skillfulness, handiness < dexter: see dexter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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