deft

a deft piece of footwork.

the script was both deft and literate.

with a deft motion of her nimble fingers.

The pianist has deft fingers.

defused the hostility with a deft turn of phrase.

Some practice in the deft use of words may well be ancillaryto the study of natural science.

decorated the cake with a few deft strokes;

Mr Gellately, a professor in Florida, has a deft touch with detail.

Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand.

By deft maneuvering he managed to land the plane, but it was badly damaged although nobody was hurt.

And you're very good, you're very deft. - Oh, well you are very good. - Thank you. Thank you actor.

With a deft gesture, he rearranged it.

He sketched her with quick, deft strokes.

Yet with deft management, it would not be the stuff of nightmares.

' Treena leant across and began slicing at Granddad's plate with deft strokes.

During the war, deft famers bolted arrows at him.

But other times he skillfully removed their organs with the deft hands of a surgeon.