Adjective:Demonstrating neat skill, esp. with the hands.Mentally adroit; clever.Synonyms: dextrous - adroit - deft - skillful - skilful - handy
The suffix for "dextrous" is "-ous," which commonly indicates possession or characteristic, typically used to form adjectives.
It's Latin for right handed, woman dyer... it is also latin for "dextrous" translation "love".
The prefix with "dextrous" is "ambi-", forming the word "ambidextrous," which means having equal ability with both hands.
ambidextrous
Skilled, agile, nimble
Dextrous means nimble-fingered, clever with one's hands. It comes from the Latin word "dexter" meaning "the right-hand side" as right-handers were considered to be less clumsy than left-handers.
Dextrous is an adjective which means being skillful with hands. Some example sentences would be:You have to be dextrous to be a surgeon.Pianists are the most dextrous people in the world.I'm not dextrous enough to be good at sewing.
Synonyms : skillful , skilled , expert , proficient , adroit, practiced , dextrous
Ambidextrous, ambi meaning both (abiguous) and dextrous meaning dexterity, flexibility, skillfully.
The spellings "dexterous" and "dextrous" are variants of the same word, usually meaning skillful, although originally meaning right-handed.
Usually, one can only write with either the Left or Right hand. People with dexterous hand can write with the same accuracy with both hands.