deftly

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deftly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Deftly \Deft"ly\, adv. [Cf. Defly.]
     Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. "Deftly dancing."
     --Drayton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Thyself and office deftly show.          --Shak.
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deftly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  deftly
      adv 1: with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he
             untied the knots" [syn: dexterously, dextrously,
             deftly]
      2: in a deft manner; "Lois deftly removed her scarf"

deftly - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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