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Definition of deft adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deft

adjective
 
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  1. (of a person’s movements) quick and showing skill
    • deft 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.
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  2. clever and showing skill
    • her deft command of the language
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: variant of daft, in the obsolete sense ‘meek’.
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