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deft(dictionary)

deft (iou)



deft adjective. ME.
[Var. of DAFT.]
= DAFT 1. rare. Only in ME.
Clever or neat in action; skilful, dexterous. LME.
M. Frayn By a deft manoeuvre Riddle got herself appointed to a Procedure Committee. J. G. Farrell Matthews was deft and experienced at removing ladies' garments.
Tidy, trim, neat; pretty. obsolete exc. dial. L16.
Quiet; gentle. obsolete exc. dial. M18.
deftly adverb LME.
deftness noun E17.