- deftly adv
- "I can no longer hear anything," said Tom deftly.
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deftly adv
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Deftly — Deft ly, adv. [Cf. {Defly}.] Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. Deftly dancing. Drayton. [1913 Webster] Thyself and office deftly show. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deftly — adv. Deftly is used with these verbs: ↑avoid, ↑manipulate, ↑manoeuvre … Collocations dictionary
deftly — adv. proficiently, skillfully; dexterously, nimbly … English contemporary dictionary
deaf adj — deftly adv … English expressions
deft — deftly, adv. deftness, n. /deft/, adj., defter, deftest. dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic. [1175 1225; ME; var. of DAFT] Syn. See dexterous. * * * … Universalium
deft — [[t]de̱ft[/t]] defter, deftest ADJ GRADED A deft action is skilful and often quick. [WRITTEN] With a deft flick of his foot, Mr Worth tripped one of the raiders up. Derived words: deftly ADV GRADED One of the waiting servants deftly caught him as … English dictionary
deft — [deft] adj written [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: daft] 1.) a deft movement is skilful, and often quick ▪ He sketched her with quick, deft strokes. ▪ deft footwork 2.) skilful at doing something ▪ his deft chairmanship of the company >deftly adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deft — [deft] adj done quickly and with skill deftly adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
deft — [deft] adj. [ME defte, dafte: see DAFT] skillful in a quick, sure, and easy way; dexterous SYN. DEXTEROUS deftly adv. deftness n … English World dictionary
deft — adj. neatly skilful or dextrous; adroit. Derivatives: deftly adv. deftness n. Etymology: ME, var. of DAFT in obs. sense meek … Useful english dictionary
