Thesaurus / dexterous
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Within weeks, Zola’s dexterous way with words online had inspired a legion of followers—and resulted in offers for adaptations off of social media—chief among them, a feature film deal with James Franco, which Zola accepted.
A'ZIAH 'ZOLA' KING ON MAKING AN AUTHENTIC FILM ADAPTATION OF HER VIRAL STORY—AND WHAT COMES NEXTCADY LANGJUNE 25, 2021TIMEHumans have these qualities of being very dexterous and being able to care directly to the patient and communicate and have compassion with them.
HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE ROBOT APOCALYPSE (EP. 461)STEPHEN J. DUBNERMAY 6, 2021FREAKONOMICSWaterproof and breathable, they’re as dexterous as many non-weather protective leather gloves, but they don’t get sweat saturated or soaked with precipitation.
7 OF MY FAVORITE WOMEN’S WORKWEAR PIECESBERNE BROUDYMARCH 22, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEThey’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 ONLINECold 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-SCIENCEBut 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 TALESVARIOUSAllow me, Miss Duncombe, to give this in your name to this young lady, as thanks for her dexterous help.
RUTHELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELLSome are dexterous enough to catch the coin even before it touches the bottom.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFERThe mountebanks and merry-andrews appeared more dexterous and more humorous.
TRAVELS THROUGH THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND THE INTERIOR OF PROVINCES OF PROVENCE AND LANGUEDOC IN THE YEARS 1807 AND 1808LT-COL. PINKNEYThe 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 BUFFONWORDS RELATED TO DEXTEROUS
- able
- acute
- adroit
- astute
- cagey
- careful
- cautious
- circumspect
- cunning
- dexterous
- discreet
- foxy
- frugal
- having fancy footwork
- hep
- ingenious
- intelligent
- judicious
- knowing
- nimble-witted
- perspicacious
- prudent
- quick
- quick-witted
- sagacious
- shrewd
- skillful
- slick
- slippery
- sly
- smart
- smooth
- street smart
- streetwise
- subtle
- wary
- watchful
- wise
- with it
- worldly-wise
- adroit
- aesthetic
- artistic
- balletic
- beautiful
- becoming
- comely
- controlled
- curvaceous
- dainty
- decorative
- delicate
- dexterous
- easy
- elastic
- elegant
- exquisite
- fair
- fine
- flowing
- handsome
- harmonious
- limber
- lissome
- lithe
- natural
- neat
- nimble
- pleasing
- pliant
- poised
- practiced
- pretty
- refined
- rhythmic
- seemly
- shapely
- skilled
- slender
- smooth
- springy
- statuesque
- supple
- symmetrical
- tasteful
- trim
- willowy
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