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They’re thin and dexterous enough that you can buckle your ski boots or adjust straps on your backcountry ski pack, but packed with enough synthetic insulation that your hands won’t freeze while riding the lift.
MY FAVORITE WINTER GLOVES FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIESJAKOB SCHILLERFEBRUARY 3, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE
Cold temperature activities that require more dexterity would benefit from gloves, while less dexterous activities might consider mittens.
BEST WINTER GLOVES: OUR PICKS FOR TOUCH SCREEN GLOVES, SKI GLOVES, AND MOREPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMFEBRUARY 2, 2021POPULAR SCIENCE
But he was so surprisingly dexterous with his lips, and feet too, when he was in his cabin that I suppose I put them down to that.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUS
Allow me, Miss Duncombe, to give this in your name to this young lady, as thanks for her dexterous help.
RUTHELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL
Some are dexterous enough to catch the coin even before it touches the bottom.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFER
The mountebanks and merry-andrews appeared more dexterous and more humorous.
The sapajous are very sagacious and dexterous: they go in companies, and mutually warn and assist each other.
BUFFON'S NATURAL HISTORY. VOLUME IX (OF 10)GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC DE BUFFON
Jack levelled his pistol at the vizier's head, but by a dexterous movement he avoided the shot.
JACK HARKAWAY'S BOY TINKER AMONG THE TURKSBRACEBRIDGE HEMYNG
To all appearance the fencing had been keen; the lightnings in need of some dexterous conductor.
HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II. OF PRUSSIA, VOL. I. (OF XXI.)THOMAS CARLYLE
They are bold and dexterous hunters with the dart and spear, and in their contests with their enemies, they poison their weapons.
THE INDIAN IN HIS WIGWAMHENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT
WORDS RELATED TO DEXTEROUS
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- ingenious
- intelligent
- keen
- know backwards and forwards
- know the ropes
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- sportive
- spright
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- spry
- stirring
- supple
- swift
- twinkle toes
- vigorous
- vivacious
- winged
- zippy
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