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Definition of dexterous:

Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management.
Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman.
Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager.

Synonyms:

keen, sharp, gifted, deft, dextrous, skilful, intelligent, quick-witted, slick, happy, knowing, smart, ability, intellectual, adroit, knowledge, ingenious, bright, quick.

facile (part of speech: adjective)
- efficient,
- deft,
- smooth,
- facile,
- simple,
- fluent,
- easy,
- handy,
- effortless,
- adroit,
- uncomplicated
skillful (part of speech: adjective)
- clever,
- handy,
- deft,
- able,
- artful,
- expert,
- agile,
- crafty,
- capable,
- efficient,
- nimble,
- crack,
- skilled,
- masterful,
- adept,
- facile,
- competent,
- genius,
- accomplished,
- talented,
- sure-footed,
- proficient,
- versatile,
- cunning,
- ambidextrous,
- adroit,
- apt,
- skillful

Usage examples:

With that same disregard for ceremony which had characterized him all along, Lord Eglinton rescued his waistcoat from those insistent hands, and, heedless of Achille's look of horror, he slipped it on and buttoned it himself with quick, dexterous fingers, as if he had never done anything else in all his life.

- "Petticoat Rule", Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy.
Nevertheless he was known to be a man of dexterous, supple nature, one who had a foot in every political camp, and invariably contrived to be on good terms with the powers that were.

- "Paris From the "Three Cities"", Emile Zola.
These are the bombinators, the dexterous geniuses able to translate the insupportable mystery of life.

- "Gargoyles", Ben Hecht.