deft — showing skill and cleverness; quick and skillful in movement or thought
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: showing skill and cleverness; quick and skillful in movement or thought
Pronunciation (IPA): /deft/
Korean meaning: 솜씨 있는, 능숙한, 재빠른
Korean pronunciation: **데**프트
Example Sentences
- The surgeon's deft hands completed the operation in record time.
- With a deft flick of his wrist, the magician made the rabbit disappear.
- My grandma's deft cooking skills can turn leftover pizza into a gourmet meal somehow.
deft
ADJECTIVE//deft//
showing skill and cleverness; quick and skillful in movement or thought
A chef demonstrates deft knife skills chopping vegetables with lightning speed
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With deft skill, what's left undoes the theft!
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Origin
From Middle English 'deft,' a variant of 'daft,' which comes from Old English 'gedæfte' meaning 'apt, suitable, or mild.' The word's meaning shifted from 'gentle or mild' to 'skillful or clever' by the 15th century.
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“The surgeon's deft hands completed the operation in record time.”
“With a deft flick of his wrist, the magician made the rabbit disappear.”
“My grandma's deft cooking skills can turn leftover pizza into a gourmet meal somehow.”
“He showed deft political maneuvering to avoid answering the embarrassing question.”
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