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    [Adjective]  | "deft" | \ ˈdeft \


    1: characterized by facility and skill


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Perhaps continuing Middle English daffte, daft, defte "well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish" {mat|daft|};

      * Note : Rather than being derived directly from Middle English, Modern English deft may go back to an unattested Old English *gedefte (with umlaut), with a meaning "fit, ready" developing to "apt, skilfull"; the sense shift is otherwise difficult to account for, though the lack of any certain attestation of deft in the sense "skillful" before the later 16th century makes this scenario hypothetical.;

    [Adjective]  | "deft" 


    1: accomplished with trained ability;


      * e.g., " ... a luthier whose deft craftsmanship is prized by violinists the world over "





    2: skillful with the hands;


      * e.g., " ... the deft jeweler quickly attached the diamond to its mount on the gold band "





     [ "deft" ]

    1: slang synonyms:

      * e.g.,  ... Mario: Did you check out the moves I had to bust out to get that 1-up? 


     [ "deft" ]

    2: awesome, cool, sick, dope, sweet

      * e.g.,  ... Luigi: Ya man, that was pretty deft. 

     [ "deft" ]

    1: Adroit; Dextrous

      * e.g.,  ... Aye yo! That move was deft. 

     [ "deft defying" ]

    1: Pun or mondegreen for death-defying.

      * e.g.,  ... "That PETA arsonist did some deft defying in the hospital he burned down. Must have been difficult pushing through all those sick people to get out before it was too late, but that's less people benefiting from animal testing I guess." 


     [ "deft defying" ]

    2: Consider that "death-defying" is an adjective for a stunt or action that should kill you, but you escape (defy) death.

      * e.g.,  ... "I tried that new masseuse... oh man, her massage was deft-defying. She needs to practice; I was sore for a week." 


     [ "deft defying" ]

    3: Deft: skilled in movement, especially of the hands.

      * e.g.,  ... "Did you catch my deft-defying gaming skills to let my little brother beat me in Mortal Kombat? He doesn't know it, but I like letting him think he won fair and square." 


     [ "deft defying" ]

    4: Defy: oppose, resist, challenge, or refuse to submit.

      * e.g.,  ... "Did you just call that jump deft defying? Don't you mean death-defying? And it was only off the garage -- you wouldn't die from landing twelve feet, dude. You're an ass." 


     [ "deft defying" ]

    5: You can see why "deft defying" doesn't make much sense. Taken literally, "deft defying" could be used to describe someone that is skilled at opposition or physical resistance, as in "defying deftly".


     [ "deft defying" ]

    6: If hyphenated to become an adjective, "deft-defying" could be used to describe someone either unskilled on purpose, or should be skilled and is not.

     [ "Deft Gamesmanship" ]

    1: Science and art of arousing interest from the opposite sex with extreme cunning

      * e.g.,  ... Did see that, all he just looked her and she walked over. That my friend is deft gamesmanship 

     [ "deft-tyro" ]

    1: deft (děft): dexterous; skillful; clever

      * e.g.,  ... ceo of campany: reyna is a new associate with our company she's quite a deft-tyro. tl: so she'll be quite an asset, i'll be happy to work with her. 


     [ "deft-tyro" ]

    2: tyro (tī'rō): beginner; initiate; novice

     [ "deft stiletto" ]

    1:  a weapon found in the popular computer game "world of warcraft".

      * e.g.,  ... rofl, i r teh haxor, i just stabbed you with my deft stiletto! 


     [ "deft stiletto" ]

    2:  the best band EVER.

      * e.g.,  ... the band? 

     [ "Deft and Clumsy" ]

    1: The act or state of being both dextrous and bumbling at the same time, or in close succession; performing a blunder, immediately followed by an impressive act of agility.

      * e.g.,  ... His glasses flew from his hand as he wildly gesticulated his point, yet he managed to swoop down and catch them before they hit the ground. "Deft and clumsy at the same time" remarked his colleague, smirking. 

     [ "deft defying" ]

    1: a. particularly inept activity or behavior

      * e.g.,  ... "The smell of dog poop led me to believe that she was rather deft defying" 


     [ "deft defying" ]

    2: b. supremely clumsy or uncoordinated

     [ "moonso of gloggy bon fized moycon deft b lopa" ]

    1: A phrase written hastily on a piece of plywood, the floor of a hastily constructed drainage pipe house. My friend asked me to read the phrase. I did and it was awesome, and we used it for the next 10 years, mainly to confuse people, as we would randomly say the phrase in conversation. Shortly after the day it was written, my friend "translated" the phrase. The only word I now recall was "moycon" it translated as "marihuana"

      * e.g.,  ... Me: moonso of gloggy bon fized moycon deft b lopa. You: LOL Yeah man, I dig it. 

     [ "Deft Rapper" ]

    1: A cool, dope, or awesome rapper

      * e.g.,  ... Your a hardcore rapper cause your from the streets, but i'm a deft rapper because i'm dope as fuck. 

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