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prestidigital

prestidigital adjective: nimble-fingered; having fingers fit for prestidigitation, or conjuring tricks.

Adjective

prestidigital (comparative more prestidigital, superlative most prestidigital)

  1. Nimble-fingered; having fingers fit for prestidigitation, or conjuring tricks.
    • The first his honest hard-working hand — the second his three-fingered Jack, his prestidigital hand; with both he now worked harder than ever.1856, Charles Reade, It Is Never Too Late to Mend

Forms of prestidigital

comparativemore prestidigital
superlativemost prestidigital

Questions about prestidigital

What does prestidigital mean?
Prestidigital means nimble-fingered; having fingers fit for prestidigitation, or conjuring tricks.
What part of speech is prestidigital?
Prestidigital is an adjective.

Words near prestidigital in the dictionary

  1. Presti
  2. Prestia
  3. Prestias
  4. Prestidge
  5. Prestidges
  6. prestidigital
  7. prestidigitate
  8. prestidigitated
  9. prestidigitates
  10. prestidigitating
  11. prestidigitation

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