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adroitly en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /əˈdɹɔɪtli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English adroit Middle English -ly English -ly English adroitly From adroit + -ly.

Meanings

  1. Deftly; in an adroit manner.
    • She held out her empty glass and it was adroitly whisked from her hand. 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 40:
    • Adroitly the ewe led the way to the creek, and the lamb followed. 1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 44:
    • The horse pounded surefooted along the tunnels, leaping sudden slides of rubble and adroitly sidestepping huge stones as they thundered down from the straining roof. 1983, Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, published 2022, page 140:
  2. In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.

Forms

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most adroitly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more adroitly Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (3)

pl zwinnie (in an adroit manner) · pl zręcznie (in an adroit manner) · pl zgrabnie (in an adroit manner)