näppärä — meaning in English

English meaning

• deft adj Skillful and quick, especially with the hands.
• dexterous adj Skillful with one's hands.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• natty adj Smart, neat, and stylishly dressed.
• nifty adjective Impressively clever, useful, or stylish.
• ready adj Fully prepared for something and able to act immediately.
• slick adj Smooth and slippery, often because of a coating of liquid.

Senses

näppärä is used for these senses in English:

• deft Quick and neat in action; skillful.
• dexterous Skillful with one's hands.
• mean (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
• natty (informal) Smart and fashionable. [from late 18th c.]
• nifty (colloquial, somewhat, _, dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
• ready Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
• slick (often, sarcastic) Clever, making an apparently hard task look easy.

dexterous — full definition

1. adj Skillful with one's hands.
2. adj Skillful in some specific thing.
3. adj Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.
4. adj Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful; quick-witted.

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