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Deft Meaning & Definition
Deft Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deft?

[adj] skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
[adj] quick and skillful in movement

Synonyms | Synonyms for Deft: adroit | dexterous | dextrous | graceful

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Deft In Webster's Dictionary

\Deft\, a. [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid (cf. OE. daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS. d[ae]ft (in derivatives only) mild, gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit, Goth. gadaban to be fit. Cf. {Daft}, {Daff}, {Dapper}.] Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat. [Archaic or Poetic] ``The deftest way.'' --Shak. ``Deftest feats.'' --Gay. The limping god, so deft at his new ministry. --Dryden. Let me be deft and debonair. --Byron.

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