[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

deft \deft\ de^ft, a. oe. daft, deft, becoming, mild,
   gentle, stupid cf. oe. daffe, deffe, fool, coward, as.
   daeft in derivatives only mild, gentle, fitting,
   seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit, goth.
   gadaban to be fit. cf. daft, daff, dapper.
   1. apt; fit; spruce; neat. archaic or poetic "the deftest
      way." --shak. "deftest feats." --gay.
      1913 webster

            let me be deft and debonair.          --byron.
      1913 webster

   2. dexterous; clever; handy; as, a deft feat of legerdemain.
      pjc

            the limping god, so deft at his new ministry.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster
see also:
daft daff dapper 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

deft
     adj 1: quick and skillful in movement
     2: skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a
        deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous
        of hand and inventive of mind" syn: dexterous, dextrous
see also:
dexterous dextrous 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

56 moby thesaurus words for "deft":
   daedalian, adept, adroit, agile, apt, artistic, authoritative,
   bravura, brilliant, brisk, clean, clever, coordinated, crack,
   crackerjack, cunning, cute, daedal, dexterous, dextrous,
   diplomatic, excellent, expert, fancy, fleet, good, goodish,
   graceful, handy, ingenious, magisterial, masterful, masterly, neat,
   neat-handed, nimble, no mean, politic, professional, proficient,
   prompt, quick, quite some, ready, resourceful, skillful, slick,
   some, statesmanlike, stylish, tactful, the compleat, the complete,
   virtuoso, well-done, workmanlike

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