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deft
[deft] 
–adjective, -er, -est.
| dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic. |
Related forms:
deftly, adverb
deftness, noun
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| deft (děft) adj. deft·er, deft·est Quick and skillful; adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous. [Middle English, gentle, humble, variant of dafte, foolish; see daft.] deft'ly adv., deft'ness n. |
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Deftly
Deft"ly\, adv. [Cf. Defly.] Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. "Deftly dancing." --Drayton. Thyself and office deftly show. --Shak.
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