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- [deft]
- /dɛft/
- /deft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [deft]
- /dɛft/
Definitions of deftly word
- adjective deftly dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic. 1
- noun deftly In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action. 1
- adverb deftly with dexterity 1
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Origin of deftly
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English; variant of daft
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Parts of speech for Deftly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deftly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deftly
adv deftly
- softly — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- lightly — with little weight, force, intensity, etc.; gently: to press lightly on a door bell.
- beautifully — in a beautiful manner
- gracefully — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
Antonyms for deftly
adv deftly
- strongly — with great strength or force: wind blowing strongly from the west.
- indelicate — offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse: indelicate language.
- awkwardly — lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
- clumsily — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- unskilful — not skillful; clumsy or bungling.
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