DEXTEROUS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

skillful in physical movements

Example: especially of the hands; a deft waiter; deft fingers massaged her face; dexterous of hand and inventive of mind

The word "dexterous" comes from Latin dexter.

-ous – A related word in the same word family.

Church Latin preserved classical vocabulary and spread it through religious texts worldwide.