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deftness|ˈdɛftnɪs|
[-ness.]
†1. Neatness, trimness. Obs. or dial.
1612Drayton Poly-olb. ii. 33 By her, two little Iles, her handmaids (which compar'd With those within the Poole for deftness not out-dar'd).
2. The quality of being deft, cleverness, dexterity, neatness of action.
1853E. S. Sheppard C. Auchester I. 316 He assisted me..with that assiduous deftness which pre-eminently distinguishes the instrumental artist. 1868Sat. Rev. 13 June 777/1 They can neither tie a string nor fasten a button with ordinary deftness. |