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canniness, artfulness: I admire his dexterity in arguing the
case in court. He exercised great dexterity in eluding capture.
dexterous adj. 1 dextrous, deft, lithe, nimble, supple, agile, quick,
skilful: He was a dexterous archer. 2 clever, ingenious,
astute, keen, sharp, shrewd, cunning, guileful, canny, artful,
crafty, slick: She was devout in religion, decorous in conduct,
and dexterous in business. He was the most dexterous of our
political leaders.
4.3 diabolic...
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diabolic adj. 1 diabolical, devilish, satanic, Mephistophelian, demonic,
demoniac(al), fiendish, hellish, infernal: His interest in the
supernatural included participation in diabolic rituals of the
most repulsive kind. 2 diabolical, cruel, wicked, iniquitous,
evil, fiendish, appalling, dreadful, inhuman, atrocious,
execrable, abominable, awful, terrible, damnable, accursed,
horrid, horrible, hideous, monstrous, odious, vile, base,
corrupt, foul, depraved, flagitious, heinous, malicious,
malevolent, malign, maleficent, sinister, sinful, impious, bad:
The prisoners suffered the most diabolic treatment.
diagnose v. identify, name, determine, recognize, distinguish, pinpoint,
interpret; analyse: The doctor diagnosed the symptoms as those
of rheumatoid arthritis.
dialect n. speech (pattern), phraseology, idiom, accent, pronunciation,
patois, vernacular; jargon, cant, slang, argot, language,
tongue, Creole, pidgin; brogue, burr, Colloq lingo: Some of the
regional dialects are hard to understand.
dialogue n. 1 duologue, conversation, discussion, conference, talk,
chat, colloquy, communication: I wrote down that dialogue - it
was hilarious! 2 parley, conference, meeting, huddle,
tˆte-…-tˆte, colloquy, Colloq US and Canadian rap session: A
meaningful dialogue between labour and management could easily
settle the question.
diary n. appointment book, date-book, calendar, engagement book;
journal, chronicle, log, record, annal(s): According to my