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- Dictionarydeftly/ˈdɛftli/
adverb
- 1. in a way that is neatly skilful and quick in movement: "her fingers moved deftly, quickly parting the grass"
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in a skilful, clever, or quick way: He deftly caught the ball. She deftly avoided answering his question. See. deft. Fewer examples. All of the actors handle the dialogue deftly. They must act deftly if they are to regain control over the region. She deftly managed not to step on the cat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
: characterized by facility and skill. the photographer's deft use of lighting. the deft fingers of the trumpeter. deftly adverb. deftness. ˈdef (t)-nəs. noun. Synonyms. adroit. artful. bravura. delicate. dexterous. dextrous. expert. masterful. masterly. practiced. practised. skillful. virtuoso. workmanlike. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus
Synonyms for DEFTLY: masterfully, skillfully, well, artfully, neatly, adroitly, expertly, capably; Antonyms of DEFTLY: poorly, ineptly, inexpertly, inefficiently, unskillfully, incompetently, amateurishly, artlessly.
Deftly definition: in a dexterous or nimble manner; skillfully. See examples of DEFTLY used in a sentence.
in a skillful, smart, or quick way: He deftly caught the ball. She deftly avoided answering his question. See. deft. Fewer examples. All of the actors handle the dialogue deftly. They must act deftly if they are to regain control over the region. She deftly managed not to step on the cat.
A physical or athletic act can be done deftly, or easily and well, but deftly can also describe something done with cleverness or wit, like a musician writing song lyrics deftly.
DEFT definition: 1. skilful, clever, or quick: 2. skillful, smart, or quick: 3. skillful, effective, and quick: . Learn more.
in a way that shows skill. They deftly avoided answering my questions. Check pronunciation: deftly. Definition of deftly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define deftly. deftly synonyms, deftly pronunciation, deftly translation, English dictionary definition of deftly. adj. deft·er , deft·est Quick and skillful; adroit.
adverb. in a manner that is quick and neat in movement; with nimbleness or dexterity. The word deftly is derived from deft, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
