Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deftly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deftly \Deft"ly\, adv. [Cf. {Defly}.]
Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. ``Deftly dancing.''
--Drayton.
Thyself and office deftly show. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deftly
adv 1: with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied
the knots" [syn: {dexterously}, {dextrously}]
2: in a deft manner; "Lois deftly removed her scarf"
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