deft-handedness
See also: defthandedness
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From deft-handed + -ness.
Noun
deft-handedness (uncountable)
- Skill or aptitude for manual tasks.
- 1866, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Wives and Daughters:
- No one to look at her preparations, and admire her deft-handedness and taste!