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indexterous

indexterous is the alternative form of indextrous.

Meaning of indextrous

Adjective

indextrous (comparative more indextrous, superlative most indextrous)

  1. Not dextrous; maladroit.
    • He may think Memaw's consistent failure to strike him with the broom is a function of her indextrous skill with the broom used in this uncustomary manner.1998, Shannon Ravenel, Padgett Powell, New Stories from the South, page viii
  2. Not manual.
    • No one better than he knew that an indextrous education is but half an education ; unless the hand have its delight as well as the brain, man expresses himself only in part.1913, Alden Sampson, Studies in Milton and Essay on Poetry, page 57

Forms of indexterous

comparativemore indexterous
superlativemost indexterous

Words formed from indexterous

Questions about indexterous

What is indexterous the alternative form of?
Indexterous is the alternative form of indextrous.

Words near indexterous in the dictionary

  1. indexing languages
  2. indexings
  3. indexless
  4. indexlike
  5. indexterity
  6. indexterous
  7. indexterously
  8. indextrinoid
  9. indextrous
  10. Indi
  11. india

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Adapted from Wiktionary: indexterous (page history and authors); indextrous (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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