All 13 Uses
deft
in
A Game of Thrones
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- His fingers were deft and strangely tender.†
p. 108.1 *
- Do not squeeze it so tight, no, the grip must be deft, delicate.†
p. 224.7
- Hodor washed the sweat from him with a warm, damp cloth and dressed him with deft and gentle hands.†
p. 247.2
- The king's own fool, the pie-faced simpleton called Moon Boy, danced about on stilts, all in motley, making mock of everyone with such deft cruelty that Sansa wondered if he was simple after all.†
p. 299.5
- The Hound leaned forward as he rode, his lance rock steady, but Jaime shifted his seat deftly in the instant before impact.†
p. 312.6
- His hands moved deftly, with never a wasted cut; the work had to be done quickly, before the stink of blood brought shadowcats down from the heights.†
p. 324.2
- If the old Hand had been murdered, it was deftly and subtly done.†
p. 415.9
- Your mind is as deft as your blade, it would seem.†
p. 451.9
- Her body felt so fat and ungainly now that she welcomed the help of their strong arms and deft hands, whereas before she had often been uncomfortable with the way they fussed and fluttered about her.†
p. 584.6
- He filled two thimble-sized tasting cups, pouring so deftly he did not spill a drop.†
p. 590.9
- Oh, deftly done, Tyrion thought, smiling crookedly.†
p. 616.8
- Her mouth tasted of honey and cloves, and her fingers were deft and practiced as they found the fastenings of his clothes.†
p. 680.4
- Deftly, with a delicacy surprising in such a big man, he began to scrape away the black leaves and dried blue mud from Drogo's chest.†
p. 706.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(deft) quick and skillful
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)