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.

   • 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 77:

     Very interested, Dr Grimsby watched the saw follow the fine pencil line on the white pearwood as Peter dexterously twirled the veneers on the fretwork table, timing the movement of both hands precisely to put no strain on either the saw or the wood.

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