Associations to the word «Deft»

Wiktionary

DEFT, adjective. Quick and neat in action; skillful

Dictionary definition

DEFT, adjective. Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.