dexterousness

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noun

The state or quality of being dexterous.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

noundexterousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being dexterous.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deḱs-terós
  3. Proto-Italic*deksteros
  4. Latindexter
  5. Englishdexterous
  6. Englishdexterousness

From dexterous + -ness.

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APA

dexterousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dexterousness

MLA

“dexterousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dexterousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dexterousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dexterousness.

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