Both Uses of
dexterity
in
The War of the Worlds
- But then I perceived the resemblance of its grey-brown, shiny, leathery integument to that of the other sprawling bodies beyond, and the true nature of this dexterous workman dawned upon me.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- Between sunset and starlight this dexterous machine must have made more than a hundred such bars out of the crude clay, and the mound of bluish dust rose steadily until it topped the side of the pit.†
Chpt 2.3
Definition:
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(dexterity) adroitness (skill) -- with the hands or mind