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Latin

dexter

right-handed

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An older woman effortlessly juggles three small balls, with coordinated hands, a relaxed posture, and a calm smile making skilled bodily control immediately visible.
noun

dexterity

dek-STAIR-uh-tee/dekˈsterəti/

Skill and ease in performing tasks.

Etymology
dexterLatinskillful; right-hand
+ityLatina quality or state

Latin dexter joined the ideas of “right-hand” and “skillful.” With its quality-forming ending, dexterity names skillfulness, especially ease in using the hands or body.

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