| Front | deft |
|---|---|
| Back | BrE /deft/NAmE /deft/ adjective 1 (of a person's movements) skilful and quickdeft hands/fingers/footwork He finished off the painting with a few deft strokes of the brush. In one, deft movement, he had her hand locked behind her back. 2 skilful her deft command of the language deft•ly/BrE deftli; NAmE deftli/ adverbI threw her a towel which she deftly caught. They deftly avoided answering my questions. deft•ness/BrE deftnəs; NAmE deftnəs/ noun [uncountable] |
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