dexter — meaning in English

English meaning

• deft adj Skillful and quick, especially with the hands.
• right adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.

Senses

dexter is used for these senses in English:

• deft Quick and neat in action; skillful.
• right (geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.

right — full definition

1. adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.
2. adj Positioned on the side opposite to the left; toward the east when facing north.
3. noun A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something.
4. adv Immediately, or exactly.
5. verb To correct something, or to restore something to an upright position.

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