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SURE-HANDED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sure-handed mean?
• SURE-HANDED (adjective)
The adjective SURE-HANDED has 1 sense:
1. proficient and confident in performance
Familiarity information: SURE-HANDED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Proficient and confident in performance
Context example:
promising playwrights...sure-handed enough to turn out top-drawer scripts
Similar:
skilled (having or showing or requiring special skill)
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