'deft' definitions:
Definition of 'deft'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'deft'
From: GCIDE
- deft \deft\ (d[e^]ft), a. [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid (cf. OE. daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS. d[ae]ft (in derivatives only) mild, gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit, Goth. gadaban to be fit. Cf. Daft, Daff, Dapper.]
- 1. Apt; fit; spruce; neat. [Archaic or Poetic] "The deftest way." --Shak. "Deftest feats." --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- Let me be deft and debonair. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. dexterous; clever; handy; as, a deft feat of legerdemain. [PJC]
- The limping god, so deft at his new ministry. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'deft'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adept,
- adroit,
- agile,
- apt,
- artistic,
- authoritative,
- bravura,
- brilliant,
- brisk,
- clean,
- clever,
- coordinated,
- crack,
- crackerjack,
- cunning,
- cute,
- daedal,
- Daedalian,
- dexterous,
- dextrous,
- diplomatic,
- excellent,
- expert,
- fancy,
- fleet,
- good,
- goodish,
- graceful,
- handy,
- ingenious,
- magisterial,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- neat,
- neat-handed,
- nimble,
- no mean,
- politic,
- professional,
- proficient,
- prompt,
- quick,
- quite some,
- ready,
- resourceful,
- skillful,
- slick,
- some,
- statesmanlike,
- stylish,
- tactful,
- the compleat,
- the complete,
- virtuoso,
- well-done,
- workmanlike