dexterously

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English

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.

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