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Dexterity vs Sarcastic - What's the difference?

dexterity | sarcastic |

As a noun dexterity

is skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

As an adjective sarcastic is

sarcastic.

dexterity

English

Noun

  • Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=5 citation , passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.}}
    Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity .
    She twirled the pencil through her fingers with impressive dexterity .
  • (label) Skill in using weapons.

    • Related terms

    * dexterous * ambidextrous

    sarcastic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sarcastick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing sarcasm.
  • (of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.
  • * 1912 ,
    • Her eyes slanted a little... and were sometimes full of fiery determination and sometimes dull and opaque. Her expression was never altogether amiable; was often, indeed, distinctly sullen, or, when she was animated, sarcastic .

    Synonyms

    * sarky (British) * snarky

    Derived terms

    * sarky

    See also

    * ironic * sardonic * snide

    References

    * * * " sarcastic" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996) ----