Definition of "deftest" [deftest]

• Superlative form of deft: most deft. (adjective)

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• "Within two minutes Andrés Iniesta flicked a wonderfully measured reverse pass into Xavi's path and this conjuror of a footballer applied the deftest of touches to back-heel the ball into Villa's path."
• "The Georgia headbangers mixed regular metal, sludge metal, other kinds of metal and Built to Spill-style psychedelia, and somehow came up with one of the year's smartest, deftest and most anxiety-provoking tracks."
• "Powerful people trip over each other to celebrate Dr. King's racial tonic because doing so is the deftest way to sidestep the harder topic: his blunt calls against poverty and war."