dexterity
Americannoun
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skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility.
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mental adroitness or skill; cleverness.
noun
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physical, esp manual, skill or nimbleness
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mental skill or adroitness: cleverness
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rare the characteristic of being right-handed
Other Word Forms
- nondexterity noun
Etymology
Origin of dexterity
First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin dexteritās “readiness, skillfulness,” from dexter “skillful” + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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It features chorus lines of robots performing feats of dexterity and coordination—kung fu, back flips, and, yes, swordplay—at speeds rivaling humans.
From Barron's
It shows dozens of robots performing incredible feats of dexterity and coordination at speeds rivaling those of humans.
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Around half of stroke survivors experience ongoing arm weakness, which can range from loss of dexterity to no movement at all.
From BBC
Musk promised it will have "the manual dexterity of a human, meaning a very complex hand".
From BBC
New research published Thursday in the journal Science details how the whiskers that cover an elephant's trunk have unique properties that lend the largest land mammals remarkable dexterity.
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