Definition of "dexterous" in Englisch

adjective

1. Skillful with one's hands.

2. Skillful in some specific thing.

3. Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.

4. (figurative, archaic) Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful; quick-witted.

   • 1775, speech by Edmund Burke […] the study [of law] renders men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defense […]