deft
deft
Definition
deft (deft)
deft′ly adverb
deft′·ness noun
deft
Synonyms
deft
modif.
deft
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- touch: Craig Buckley drifted one toward the top corner and Matty McNeil scored with the deftest of touches.
Modifies a noun
- footwork: At short notice he became unavailable but by deft footwork a late stand-in was found - David Cameron, the then would-be Tory leader.
- flick: Neil Grayson played a deft flick to his left which found Heath.
- lob: The keeper was left hopelessly stranded as Chris Moore beat him with a deft 10-yard lob into the empty net.
- touch: They took forward the observation of light effects with deft touches of colored pigments.
- handling: The Iraqi leadership reaped a public relations windfall last weekend with its deft handling of the hijack of a Saudi airliner to Baghdad.
- stroke: Modern Japan as it exists really is uncovered with deft, accurate strokes of the pen.
Modifying Another Word
- very: The little five year old on the right is very deft.
- so: His are dishes of supreme quality, served by waiters so deft they could be performing ballet!
- equally: T he train of course is as packed as our previous commute and the art of metro newspaper folding is an equally deft skill.
- particularly: I keep scrapbooks, love to read, love cats and cards and skiing, and am not particularly deft at driving or cooking.
- surprisingly: Julia, showing a surprisingly deft sympathetic streak, offers him tea and a seat for a while.
