Deftly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deftly \Deft"ly\, adv. [Cf. {Defly}.]
     Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. "Deftly dancing."
     --Drayton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Thyself and office deftly show.          --Shak.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "deftly":
     ably, adeptly, adroitly, agilely, aptly, artfully, artistically,
     brilliantly, capably, cleverly, competently, cunningly,
     dexterously, dextrously, efficiently, excellently, expertly,
     featly, handily, ingeniously, masterfully, neatly, nimbly,
     proficiently, resourcefully, skillfully, spryly, superbly, well,
     with consummate skill, with finesse, with genius, with skill