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adjective, -er, -est.
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic.
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deft·ly, adverb
deft·ness, noun
un·deft, adjective
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deft
O.E. gedæfte "mild, gentle," differentiated in M.E. into daft (q.v.) and this word, via sense of "apt, skillful, adept."
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