Definition: showing skill; expert; subtly apt; handy; dexterous
Compatible Quality: In order to be deft, you also need to be persistent and practiced.
Quotes:
• I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us – everything that exists – proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision. — Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor
• The names of Britain’s 70,000 or so pubs cover a broad range, running from the inspired to the improbable, from the deft to the daft. Almost any name will do so long as it is at least faintly absurd, unconnected with the name of the owner, and entirely lacking in any suggestion of drinking, conversing, and enjoying oneself. At a minimum the name should puzzle foreigners-this is a basic requirement of most British institutions-and ideally it should excite long and inconclusive debate, defy all logical explanation, and evoke images that border on the surreal. — William McGuire Bryson (1951-) American–British journalist & author