Deft

/dɛft/ adjective

skillful and quick in movement, done with ease and precision.

From Old English 'gedæfte', originally meaning suitable or fitting. By the 14th century, it shifted to mean skillful in handling things. The word comes from Germanic roots relating to fitness and suitability.

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