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How to pronounce “dexterous”
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Pronunciation guide for dexterous
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dexterous with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Daniel Wolpert: The real reason for brains 20 minutes
dexterously manipulating it and putting it back down on the board?
- Definition summary
- Skillful with one's hands.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce dexterous
Daniel Wolpert: The real reason for brains 20 minutes

dexterously manipulating it and putting it back down on the board?
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dexterous”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Skillful with one's hands.
- Skillful in some specific thing.
- Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.
- (figurative, archaic) Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful; quick-witted.
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