deftly

副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɛftli/    美 /ˈdɛftli/

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.
    — For five minutes Pollyanna worked swiftly, deftly, combing a refractory curl into fluffiness, perking up a drooping ruffle at the neck, or shaking a pillow into plumpness so that the head might have a better pose. Meanwhile the sick woman, frowning prodigiously, and openly scoffing at the whole procedure, was, in spite of herself, beginning to tingle with a feeling perilously near to excitement.

词形变化

more deftly comparative most deftly superlative

词汇关系

反义词
unskillfully

词源

Etymology tree
English deft
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English deftly
From deft + -ly.
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