prestidigital

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adjective

Nimble-fingered; having fingers fit for prestidigitation, or conjuring tricks.

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Meanings

adjectiveprestidigital (comparative more prestidigital, superlative most prestidigital)

comparative more prestidigital · superlative most prestidigital

  1. Nimble-fingered; having fingers fit for prestidigitation, or conjuring tricks.

    The first his honest hard-working hand — the second his three-fingered Jack, his prestidigital hand; with both he now worked harder than ever.

    1856, Charles Reade, It Is Never Too Late to Mend
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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