deft
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Related Words for deftly
ably, handily, neatly, smoothly, nimbly, skillfully, deftly, expertly, ingeniously, adroitly, aptly, knowingly, slyly, smartly, carefully, deliberately, cleverly, intelligently, keenly, coollyExamples from the Web for deftly
Contemporary Examples of deftly
Nothing does it quite like deftly decapitating a bottle of bubbly with a gleaming blade.
Soviet forces had deftly enveloped the German 4th and 9th Armies, annihilating some 28 divisions.
In her new memoir, Lena Dunham deftly articulates many of the concerns facing women her age.
Yes, Burns and Ward have produced an Intimate History that deftly weaves together the personal and the political.
Colbert has deftly hosted benefits and other shows and given hilarious and poignant commencement speeches.
Historical Examples of deftly
She stood out in the corridor while this was deftly and swiftly done.
Jennie Baxter, JournalistRobert Barr
She guided him deftly back to music, to the opera, to the night of Iphigenia.
The Coryston FamilyMrs. Humphry Ward
He had taken his hat, and was smoothing it deftly with the palm of his hand.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
Yet even from this rebuff he managed to deftly extract a compliment.
James BoswellWilliam Keith Leask
He turned toward her; she accomplished that deftly, then glanced across at the clock.
The Crimson TideRobert W. Chambers