different between accomplished vs dexterous

English

Alternative forms

• accomplisht (obsolete)

Etymology

• First attested in the late 15th century, from accomplish +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?.?k?m.pl??t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?.?k?m.pl??t/

Adjective

accomplished (comparative more accomplished, superlative most accomplished)

1. Completed; effected; established.

   an accomplished fact

2. Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.

   an accomplished scholar, an accomplished villain
3. Showing skill and artistry.

   an accomplished first novel

Translations

Verb

accomplished

1. simple past tense and past participle of accomplish

English

Alternative forms

• dextrous (British)

Etymology

From Latin dexter (“right, ready”) + -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?kst??s/
• Rhymes: -?kst??s

Adjective

dexterous (comparative more dexterous, superlative most dexterous)

1. Skillful with one's hands.
2. Skillful in some specific thing.
   • 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

     We went frequently out with this boat a-fishing; and as I was most dexterous to catch fish for him, he never went without me.

3. Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.
4. (figuratively, archaic) Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful.
   • 1775, speech by Edmund Burke

     […] the study [of law] renders men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defense […]

Related terms

• ambidextrous
• dexter
• dexterity

Translations

See also

• adroit
• active
• expert
• skillful
• clever
• able
• ready
• apt
• handy
• versed

Further reading

• dexterous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• dexterous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• dexterous at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Exoduster