All 3 Uses of
dexterity
in
Bleak House
- The man from Shropshire ventures another remonstrative "My lord!" but the Chancellor, being aware of him, has dexterously vanished.†
Chpt 1-3 *
- Instantly Mrs. Bagnet put some pins into her mouth and began pinning up her skirts all round a little higher than the level of her grey cloak, which she accomplished with surpassing dispatch and dexterity.†
Chpt 52-54
- Mr. Bucket lost no time in transferring this paper, with the dexterity of a conjuror, from Mr. Smallweed to Mr. Jarndyce.†
Chpt 61-63
Definition:
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(dexterity) adroitness (skill) -- with the hands or mind