dexterously

English

WOTD – 31 May 2006

Etymology

From dexterous +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkst(ə)ɹəsli/

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Adverb

dexterously (comparative more dexterously, superlative most dexterously)

1. In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision.
   • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 264:

     He ducked dexterously, and the stool crashed to its own detriment against the wall.

Translations

in a dexterious manner

• Catalan: destrament (ca)
• Czech: obratně
• Estonian: osavalt
• Finnish: kätevästi (fi), näppärästi (fi), taitavasti (fi), ketterästi (fi)
• French: adroitement (fr), avec dextérité
• Georgian: მარჯვედ (marǯved)
• German: gewandt (de), geschickt (de)
• Italian: destramente (it), con destrezza
• Polish: zręcznie (pl)
• Portuguese: destramente, com destreza
• Russian: проворно (ru) (provorno)
• Spanish: diestramente (es), con destreza