deftness

deft | American Dictionary

deft
adjective[ -er/-est only ]
us/deft/
skillful, effective, and quick:
He cut some logs up for firewood with a few deft strokes of his ax.

deftly

adverbus/ˈdef·tli/
She deftly answered the tough questions.

Examples of deft

deft
Largely owing to this deft intertwining of popular and clerical elements, the collection, one of many such lives of saints, gained immediate and enduring popularity.
A cleverly constructed sentence, finely wrought witticism or deft turn of phrase needs nothing to clarify or punctuate.
How we theorise architecture often entails a diminution of the unexpected and counterintuitive in favour of deft generalisation.
However, in his reference to the disputes within that eld he offers a more deft analysis of the _uidity of opinion.
Within this lm, these paired scenes are not unusual for their deft but comprehensive reminder of the conventional, theatrical, and culture-specic signication of gender.
She was very deft with the cervical cap, and answered lucidly and quickly whatever the doctors asked her about it.
Englund shows himself a deft ethnographer in his analysis of kinship.
The deft technique of applying intellectual stucco maintains a smooth pace, drawing the reader along to know how the story will unfold.
They puncture a few myths about 'aggressive' and 'work-shy' beggars, and use their research to inform some very deft and subtle theoretical observations.
Prior to then, southerners had blocked all such legislation through deft parliamentary manoeuvring coupled, when necessary, to filibusters.
He will be remembered for his scientific gifts, his warmth, his deft wit, his clarity in writings and lectures, and above all for his wisdom.
All of the essays in the volume are balanced, detailed and make deft use of the available sources.
Each chapter is dynamically informed by theory and illuminated by deft synthesising of relevant issues.
He is well acquainted with the major works of the last fifty years, and regularly provides deft, concise syntheses that even specialists will find worth consulting.
The need for deft handling is acknowledged : ' although the graphic satires ' relation to reality was skewed by fantasy and illusion, they remain invaluable cultural barometers' (p. 11).
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