deftly
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4.8
- adverb
- /ˈdɛftli/
:
con destreza
- The chef deftly sliced the vegetables with precision.
- move deftly
- deftly used
- deftly played
And my wife, very deftly I think, said not all people who die in a war are soldiers.
- And my wife, very deftly I think, said not all people who die in a war are soldiers.
- And you watch and you just, you just can't understand how it's possible for someone to dance so deftly, with such subtlety, so quickly, with their eyes closed.
- Stephen Wolf from Eric Weinstein and Peter Woyt and Sean Carroll very deftly says, oh, I wouldn't put Lee Smolin in with them.
- They kiss deftly and then hold hands and walk out of the thing, slaughtering every other living being in the entire prison cell.
Examples
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I checked on the serving table, where Audrey had deftly kept the platters refilled.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her eyes narrowed, considering, then she reached into her change pouch and deftly flipped a quarter.
Fiction book (1995) -
I am quick with each piece, deftly pointing out what matters and then moving on.
Fiction book (1993) -
As I said, the clue to the next round is in the box you so deftly hung on to.
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The film's strength is deftly crafted use of the flashback.
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He has deftly kept us posted of the times around the globe.
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Apparently oblivious to the show, waitresses moved deftly in and out of the audience, taking orders and serving drinks.
Academic text (1998) -
Before Annabelle could make a move to prevent it, the Viscount deftly corrected the error.
Fiction book (1990) -
And just in case, I've deftly cataloged, numbered and cross-referenced each offence here in my little black book.
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Then, cozied between them, secure in a cat's cradle of deftly rigged lines, she forged ahead.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
22
3.2
To do something very well because you have practice and control
11
2.9
In a smooth, precise way without errors
9
3.5
In a skillful and effective way
3
3.8
In a skilled and effective way
3
7.5
In a skillful and clever way
1
4.2
In a skillful and effective way
1
6.7
To do something with the hands in a skilled way
To do something with skill and quick, careful hand movements
Antonyms
How Skillfully
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deftly comes from the adjective deft, which originally came from an old English word meaning 'gentle' or 'prepared'. Over time the meaning moved to skill and quick control, so to do something deftly is to do it with neat, careful skill.