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defthanded

defthanded is the alternative form of deft-handed.

Meaning of deft-handed

Adjective

deft-handed (comparative more deft-handed, superlative most deft-handed)

  1. Manually skillful, smooth and quick.
    • Smooth-footed, deft-handed waiters ministered to the table. Toast Melba, butter, an ice pail, all the adjuncts to a meal of quality.1937, Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile

Forms of defthanded

comparativemore defthanded
superlativemost defthanded

Origin of defthanded

From deft + handed.

Words formed from defthanded

Questions about defthanded

What is defthanded the alternative form of?
Defthanded is the alternative form of deft-handed.

Words near defthanded in the dictionary

  1. defter
  2. defterdar
  3. defterdars
  4. defters
  5. deftest
  6. defthanded
  7. defthandedly
  8. defthandedness
  9. deftly
  10. deftness
  11. deftnesses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: defthanded (page history and authors); deft-handed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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