adeptly
- adverb
- /əˈdɛptli/
- He adeptly solved the challenging puzzle, demonstrating his exceptional problem-solving abilities.
And then it was so, I mean, it was so adeptly paced.
- And then it was so, I mean, it was so adeptly paced.
- It actually gets it's able to, you're able to, as you get older, move from the linear left brain to the creative right brain much more easily, more adeptly.
Examples
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The script by director Charles de Lauzirika and Robert Lawton handles tone adeptly.
Blog text (9) -
The White House has also adeptly worked with Seoul to come to an understanding on how to handle Pyongyang, and as a consequence, the U.S.-South Korean alliance is probably as strong as it has ever been.
Academic text (2012) -
Passive learners tend not to apply what they learn as adeptly as active learners do.
Academic text (2008) -
The essays in this volume adeptly explore the theory of this relationship, track its historical path, and address pressing legal and moral issues of our time.
Academic text (2008) -
WISE adeptly cultivates important skills for girls to succeed in the traditionally male-dominated fields of computer science and engineering.
Academic text (2006) -
Jacques Gravier and Julien Binneteau adeptly used trade goods when they taught the Gospel to Illinois children.
Academic text (2001) -
I'm a rational, scholarly sort, an intelligent woman who makes well-planned decisions and copes adeptly with contingencies and complications.
Fiction book (1993) -
Screenwriter Tom Stoppard's script is a tight and economical take on vast material, one that adeptly reappropriates certain elements to better serve Wright's particular themes.
Blog text (12) -
She managed to juggle her work and family responsibilities adeptly, ensuring everything was done on time.
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The chef adeptly prepared the complex dish, impressing all the diners with his skillful techniques.
Synonyms
In a way that gets the result you want
In a very clever and skillful way that impresses people
In a smart way that shows skill and good ideas
In a way that fits the situation
To do something very well because you have practice and control
In a skilful way that shows a lot of ability
In a way that makes people feel respect
In a way that gets a lot done and gives good results
In a way that shows great skill
In a skillful and effective way
In a way that shows enough skill to do a job well
In a very good way that shows a lot of skill
In a creative, skillful way that shows careful planning
In a skilled and effective way
To do something with skill and confidence
In a way that is much better than usual and impresses people
In a skillful and perfect way
In a way that gets the result you want
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adeptly comes from adept, which goes back to the Latin adeptus meaning 'obtained' or 'reached'. So, because an adept was someone who had gained skill, adeptly means doing something in a skillful and effective way.