deftly

[ deft-lee ]

/ ˈdɛft li /

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in a dexterous or nimble manner; skillfully: The nightjar, a nocturnal bird, is an aerial hunter capable of deftly snatching moths from the air in mid flight.With clear, concise prose, the author navigates deftly through a complex narrative of diplomacy, war, and politics.

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Origin of deftly

deft + -ly

Words nearby deftly

defrock, defrost, defroster, defs., deft, deftly, deftness, defunct, defunctive, defund, defuse

How to use deftly in a sentence

Van Den Berg deftly details the heat and nature as well as the people.
The Best Adventure Travel Books of 2020|Heather Greenwood Davis|December 15, 2020|Outside Online
Holladay, a biographer, novelist, poet and scholar of modern and contemporary American literature, deftly pulls off this daunting hat trick.
Get to know queer literary icon Adrienne Rich|Kathi Wolfe|December 11, 2020|Washington Blade
As a film, Mangrove deftly weaves such acts together so that they are, as they always are, inextricable.
A Restaurateur Reluctantly Becomes a Civil Rights Leader in Steve McQueen’s Brilliant ‘Mangrove’|Joshua David Stein|December 2, 2020|Eater
Some are short essays, but many are streams of fragments — often barely a word or two, all of them deftly arranged and fluttering about.
Eighty years of memories that will stir readers’ own|Connie Schultz|November 20, 2020|Washington Post

The novella’s 1961 film adaptation, The Innocents, deftly brings James’s version of the story to life.
Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor is a calm, loving study in how to exorcise your ghosts|Aja Romano|October 9, 2020|Vox
Nothing does it quite like deftly decapitating a bottle of bubbly with a gleaming blade.
How to Saber a Champagne Bottle|James Joiner, The Daily Beast Video|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soviet forces had deftly enveloped the German 4th and 9th Armies, annihilating some 28 divisions.
Hitler’s Hail Mary|James A. Warren|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In her new memoir, Lena Dunham deftly articulates many of the concerns facing women her age.
Time to Grow Up, Lena Dunham|Emily Shire|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yes, Burns and Ward have produced an Intimate History that deftly weaves together the personal and the political.
Ken Burns’s ‘Roosevelts’ Fine But Flawed|Harvey J. Kaye|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Colbert has deftly hosted benefits and other shows and given hilarious and poignant commencement speeches.
Yes, Stephen Colbert Will Be Great as Host of CBS’s ‘Late Night’|Pete Dominick|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The only thing that kept him awake was Sarah's shapely fingers moving deftly among the pages of the sacred book.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
The dwarfs leaped into the air and in a bound seized and cut the branches, out of which they deftly wove a basket chair.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
The white-haired man deftly removed Talpers's revolver from its holster and put it on the table.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
Bent low over the machine, he seems absorbed in the work, his hands deftly manipulating the shuttle, his foot on the treadle.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
"Those Others could not breathe under the water, as you cannot," he explained as he worked deftly and swiftly.
Star Born|Andre Norton

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