deftly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛftli/(UK)

Definition of deftly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.
    “For five minutes Pollyanna worked swiftly, deftly, combing a refractory curl into fluffiness, perking up a drooping ruffle at the neck, or shaking a pillow into plumpness so that the head might have a better pose. Meanwhile the sick woman, frowning prodigiously, and openly scoffing at the whole procedure, was, in spite of herself, beginning to tingle with a feeling perilously near to excitement.”
    “[…] and proceeds to deftly execute an over-the-falls, a cat's cradle and two around-the-worlds”
    “Set in Amritsar, “Rab” reteams the director Aditya Chopra with Shahrukh Khan, Hindi cinema's reigning superstar, and the two deftly and winningly blend comedy and melodrama.”
    “Being Erica: Though not perhaps technically a traditional "sitcom," it is a rather unique situation and often very deftly comic, courtesy of Michael Riley and breakout star Erin Karpluk[…]”

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Etymology

From deft + -ly.

Anagrams of deftly

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