dexterousadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɛkst(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˈdɛkst(ə)rəs/

Forms: Also 1600s– dextrous. See also dexterious adj.

Etymology: < Latin dexter, dextr- right, handy, dexterous, dextra the right hand + -ous suffix. If an analogous word had been formed in Latin, it would have been dextrōsus; hence dextrous (compare sinistrous) is the more regular form; but dexterous appears to prevail in 19th cent. prose. N.E.D. (1895) enters this under the double headword dexterous, dextrous and gives the pronunciations (de·kstĕrəs, de·kstrəs) /ˈdɛkstərəs/, /ˈdɛkstrəs/.

†1. Situated on the right side or right-hand; right, as opposed to left; = dexter adj. 1, dextral adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adjective] > situated at the side > right

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > escutcheon or shield > [adjective] > dexter

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1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. v. 190 The dextrous and sinistrous parts of the body.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 221 The Contrarieties and Conjugations of things, such as..Dextrous and Sinistrous, Eaven and Odd, and the like.

†2. Handy, convenient, suitable, fitting. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective]

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queemlOE

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1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Pp2^v The Art..is barren, that is, not dexterous to be ayplyed to the serious vse of businesse and occasions.

3. Deft or nimble of hand, neat-handed; hence skilful in the use of the limbs and in bodily movements generally.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having or characterized by bodily skill

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1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iii. 423 Though skilfull in the Mathematicall..so dexterous in the manual part.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis iv. 130 in Poems So swift, so strong, so dextrous none beside.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 113 The dext'rous Huntsman wounds not these afar.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xviii. 483 He was a dextrous archer.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iii. 133 With dexterous fingers.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. i. 13 The flagellants in India are said to be so dextrous, as to kill a man with a few strokes of the chawbuck.

a. Having mental adroitness or skill; skilful or expert in contrivance or management; clever.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adjective]

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opening1872

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brainiac1976

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit

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1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. **iv a As dextrous in Letters as disciplin'd in Armes.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State iv. ix. 281 Generally the most dexterous in spirituall matters are left-handed in temporall businesse.

1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 194 A dexterous Scholastical Disputant.

a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) II. 25 To which, that dextrous Minister replied something haughtily.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. 433 A dexterous politician of Lysander's school.

a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VI. 51 She was devout in religion, decorous in conduct..dextrous in business.

1852 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders (ed. 2) 333 Dexterous in the management of temporal affairs.

†b. In a bad sense: ‘Clever’, crafty, cunning.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

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craftyOE

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1701 tr. J. Le Clerc Lives Primitive Fathers 154 Eusebius,..was a dextrous Person, which made no scruple to subscribe to Terms which he did not like.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 192 Ward..was a very dextrous man, if not too dextrous; for his sincerity was much questioned.

5. Of things: Done with or characterized by dexterity; skilful, clever.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit > of actions, speech, etc.

feat1519

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1639 J. Fletcher et al. Bloody Brother iv. ii. sig. G*1b^v He..cuts through the Elements for us..In a fine dextrous line.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xiv. 287 Trained to the dexterous use of their fire-arms.

1808 S. Smith Wks. (1859) I. 115/1 An uninterrupted series of dexterous conduct.

6. Using the right hand in preference to the left; right-handed. (In modern dictionaries.)

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dexterous
释义	dexterousadj. Brit. /ˈdɛkst(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˈdɛkst(ə)rəs/ Forms: Also 1600s– dextrous. See also dexterious adj. Etymology: < Latin dexter, dextr- right, handy, dexterous, dextra the right hand + -ous suffix. If an analogous word had been formed in Latin, it would have been dextrōsus; hence dextrous (compare sinistrous) is the more regular form; but dexterous appears to prevail in 19th cent. prose. N.E.D. (1895) enters this under the double headword dexterous, dextrous and gives the pronunciations (de·kstĕrəs, de·kstrəs) /ˈdɛkstərəs/, /ˈdɛkstrəs/. †1. Situated on the right side or right-hand; right, as opposed to left; = dexter adj. 1, dextral adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adjective] > situated at the side > right right1489 dexter1562 right hand1587 dexterous1646 dextral1646 offward1710 right-sided1829 society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > escutcheon or shield > [adjective] > dexter dexter1562 dexterous1646 dextral1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. v. 190 The dextrous and sinistrous parts of the body. View more context for this quotation 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 221 The Contrarieties and Conjugations of things, such as..Dextrous and Sinistrous, Eaven and Odd, and the like. †2. Handy, convenient, suitable, fitting. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective] i-tasea1000 queemlOE gainc1330 conablea1340 convenientc1374 covenablec1380 convenable1421 conveniable1432 comenablea1500 commodious1541 necessary1541 commode1549 commoditious1574 dexterous1605 commoditous1621 friendly1713 clever1757 convenience1961 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Pp2^v The Art..is barren, that is, not dexterous to be ayplyed to the serious vse of businesse and occasions. 3. Deft or nimble of hand, neat-handed; hence skilful in the use of the limbs and in bodily movements generally. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having or characterized by bodily skill deftc1440 daft?a1500 feat1519 clever1580 dexter1597 dexterious1628 dexterous1650 featly1801 slinky1951 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iii. 423 Though skilfull in the Mathematicall..so dexterous in the manual part. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iv. 130 in Poems So swift, so strong, so dextrous none beside. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 113 The dext'rous Huntsman wounds not these afar. View more context for this quotation 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xviii. 483 He was a dextrous archer. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iii. 133 With dexterous fingers. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. i. 13 The flagellants in India are said to be so dextrous, as to kill a man with a few strokes of the chawbuck. 4. a. Having mental adroitness or skill; skilful or expert in contrivance or management; clever. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adjective] keena1000 nimbleOE wittya1100 smeighc1200 understandingc1200 aperta1330 skillwisea1340 witted1377 intelligiblea1382 well-feelinga1382 knowinga1398 finec1400 large?a1425 well-knowingc1425 of understanding1428 capax1432 sententiousc1440 well-wittedc1450 intellectual?a1475 clean1485 industriousc1487 intellective1509 cleanlyc1540 ingenious?a1560 fine-headed1574 conceited1579 conceitful1594 intelligenced1596 dexter1597 ingenuous1598 intelligent1598 senseful1598 parted1600 thinking1605 dexterical1607 solert1612 apprehensivea1616 dexterous1622 solertic1623 intelligential1646 callent1656 cunning1671 thoughtful1674 perceptive1696 clever1716 uptaking1756 spiritual1807 bright1815 gnostic1819 knowledgeable1825 brainy1845 opulent1851 opening1872 super-cerebral1916 brainiac1976 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit hendc1275 happya1400 clean1485 habile1485 practivea1500 feat1519 well-handeda1529 handsome1542 trick1542 neat1571 dexterous1622 adroit1652 right-handeda1661 artful1663 nitle1673 ambidextrousa1682 clever1716 jemmy1751 slick1807 sleek1822 cleverish1826 featy1844 two-handed1861 nifty1889 mean1918 organized1926 ept1938 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. *iv a As dextrous in Letters as disciplin'd in Armes. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State* iv. ix. 281 Generally the most dexterous in spirituall matters are left-handed in temporall businesse. 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 194 A dexterous Scholastical Disputant. a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) II. 25 To which, that dextrous Minister replied something haughtily. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. 433 A dexterous politician of Lysander's school. a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VI. 51 She was devout in religion, decorous in conduct..dextrous in business. 1852 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders (ed. 2) 333 Dexterous in the management of temporal affairs. †b. In a bad sense: ‘Clever’, crafty, cunning. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 1701 tr. J. Le Clerc Lives Primitive Fathers 154 Eusebius,..was a dextrous Person, which made no scruple to subscribe to Terms which he did not like. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 192 Ward..was a very dextrous man, if not too dextrous; for his sincerity was much questioned. 5. Of things: Done with or characterized by dexterity; skilful, clever. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit > of actions, speech, etc. feat1519 cleanlyc1540 neat1598 dexterous1639 clever1692 1639 J. Fletcher et al. Bloody Brother iv. ii. sig. G1b^v He..cuts through the Elements for us..In a fine dextrous line. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson* ii. xiv. 287 Trained to the dexterous use of their fire-arms. 1808 S. Smith Wks. (1859) I. 115/1 An uninterrupted series of dexterous conduct. 6. Using the right hand in preference to the left; right-handed. (In modern dictionaries.) 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