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"2": "ine-pro",
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"2": "dexter",
"3": "ous",
"lang1": "la",
"t1": "right, ready"
},
"expansion": "Latin dexter (“right, ready”) + -ous",
"name": "suf"
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"2": "handcræftiġ"
},
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"forms": [
{
"form": "more dexterous",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
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"superlative"
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"pos": "adj",
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"word": "ambidextrous"
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"word": "dexter"
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{
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"word": "dexterity"
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"word": "adroit"
},
{
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"word": "active"
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{
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"word": "expert"
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{
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"word": "skillful"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "clever"
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{
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"word": "able"
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "versed"
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"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 57",
"text": "She is pleasingly dexterous with the chopsticks, and keeps one hand lying palm up on her lap. Pinched with just the right pressure between the sticks; funny how plump women have that delicate touch.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Skillful with one's hands."
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"Skillful",
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"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "sprýtny",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "спры́тны"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zrúčny",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "зру́чны"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "umjély",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "уме́лы"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "srǎčen",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "сръчен"
},
{
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"roman": "umel",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "умел"
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{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "機巧"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīqiǎo",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "机巧"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "靈巧"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "língqiǎo",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "灵巧"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "zručný"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "šikovný"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "behændig"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "handig"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "behendig"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "manlerta"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "kätevä"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "näppärä"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "kätevä käsistään"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "adroit"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "habile"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "hábil"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "marǯve",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "მარჯვე"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moxerxebuli",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "მოხერხებული"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "daxelovnebuli",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "დახელოვნებული"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gac̣apuli",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "გაწაფული"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "osṭaṭuri",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "ოსტატური"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "behänd"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "geschickt"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "fingerfertig"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "dastakār",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "दस्तकार"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "destro"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "abile"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "ingegnoso"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"alt": "きような",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kiyō na",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "器用な"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "veikls"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "spreten",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "спретен"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "umešen",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "умешен"
},
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"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "aghtal"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "haratau"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "arn",
"lang": "Mapudungun",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "trüf"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "handcræftiġ"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "zręczny"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "umiejętny"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "hábil/habilidoso (com as mãos)"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "abil"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "îndemânatic"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lóvkij",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "ло́вкий"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "provórnyj",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "прово́рный"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "umélyj",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "уме́лый"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "вешт"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "вјешт"
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{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "vešt"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "vješt"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "zručný"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "šikovný"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "diestro"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "hábil"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "habiloso"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "händig"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "eli çabuk"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sprýtnyj",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "спри́тний"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zhrábnyj",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "згра́бний"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 7 1 9",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "umílyj",
"sense": "skillful with one's hands",
"word": "умі́лий"
}
]
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"Skillful in some specific thing."
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "ловък"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "srǎčen",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "сръчен"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "umel",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "умел"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izkusen",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "изкусен"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "nahodčiv",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "находчив"
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"lang": "Catalan",
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"word": "destre"
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "çeber"
},
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "handig"
},
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"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "taitava"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "daxelovnebuli",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "დახელოვნებული"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "osṭaṭuri",
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"word": "ოსტატური"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
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"roman": "gac̣apuli",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "გაწაფული"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "geschickt"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "gewandt"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "tüchtig"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "abile"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "svelto"
},
{
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "veikls"
},
{
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "умешен"
},
{
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"roman": "vešt",
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"word": "вешт"
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{
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"code": "gv",
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "aghtal"
},
{
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "zręczny"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "wprawny"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "hábil"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "habilidoso"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "abil"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "descurcăreț"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "umélyj",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "уме́лый"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
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"roman": "iskúsnyj",
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"word": "иску́сный"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "sk",
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"word": "šikovný"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "habilidoso"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "diestro"
},
{
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "habiloso"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 82 1 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "hábil"
},
{
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "becerikli"
},
{
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "hünerli"
},
{
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "mahâhretli"
},
{
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "mâhir"
},
{
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "mârifetli"
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"Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully."
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "osṭaṭuri",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "ოსტატური"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gac̣apuli",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "გაწაფული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "geschickt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "gewandt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "tüchtig"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "abile"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "svelto"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "veikls"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "umešen",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "умешен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vešt",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "вешт"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "aghtal"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "zręczny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "wprawny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "hábil"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "habilidoso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "abil"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "descurcăreț"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "umélyj",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "уме́лый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskúsnyj",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "иску́сный"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "šikovný"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "habilidoso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "diestro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "habiloso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "hábil"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "becerikli"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "hünerli"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "mahâhretli"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "mâhir"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "skillful in some specific thing",
"word": "mârifetli"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "lovǎk",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "ловък"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "pružný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "behendig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "ketterä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "jäntevä"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "áxil"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mḳvircxli",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "მკვირცხლი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mardi",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "მარდი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moʒravi",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "მოძრავი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cocxali",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "ცოცხალი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "agil"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "flexibel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "flink"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "gewandt"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "agile"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "aggraziato"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "agilis"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "pernix"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "veikls"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "vingrs"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "zręczny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "gibki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "ágil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lóvkij",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "ло́вкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gíbkij",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "ги́бкий"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "savitljiv"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "felksibilan"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "ladný"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "diestro"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "atik"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "agile; flexible",
"word": "çevik"
}
],
"word": "dexterous"
}
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