Both Uses of
dexterity
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- An instant afterwards he hastily drew back his head, saying, "I thought so!" and sliding from the shoulders of Dantes as dextrously as he had ascended, he nimbly leaped from the table to the ground.†
Chpt 15-16
- He examined the bullets with which Monte Cristo performed this dexterous feat, and saw that they were no larger than buckshot.†
Chpt 89-90 *
Definition:
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(dexterity) adroitness (skill) -- with the hands or mind