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English
Etymology
From dexterous + -ly.
Pronunciation
Adverb
dexterously (comparative more dexterously, superlative most dexterously)
- 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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