defthandedness

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See also: deft-handedness

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

defthanded +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

defthandedness (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of deft-handedness
    • 1954, Queen's Medical Magazine - Volumes 46-47, page 112:
      The significant point about this most amusing " subscription raising article " was the failure to disclose that students were carrying out the greater part of the highly skilled work " with defthandedness and delicate touch."