defthandedness

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A form of deft-handedness — Skill or aptitude for manual tasks.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

noundefthandedness (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of deft-handedness.

    The significant point about this most amusing " subscription raising article " was the failure to disclose that students were carrying out the greater part of the highly skilled work " with defthandedness and delicate touch."

    1954, Queen's Medical Magazine - Volumes 46-47, page 112

Origin

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APA

defthandedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defthandedness

MLA

“defthandedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defthandedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defthandedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defthandedness.

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