skillfully en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈskɪlfəli/
Etymology
From Middle English skilfully, skylfully, skilfulliche, equivalent to skillful + -ly.
Meanings
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In a skillful manner; with skill.
On Sundays he mounted the pulpit instead of black bare bones, and as a preacher he drew the fangs of Satan with his spiritual pullikins, almost as skillfully as he did the teeth of his brother sinners on week days, with his metallic ones.
1867, Leigh Burton, American Journal of Dental Science, page 180:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skilfully | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more skillfully | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most skillfully | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (10)
enm douȝtily (in a skillful manner) · grc ἐπισταμένως (in a skillful manner) · ko 익히 (in a skillful manner) · enm sleighly (in a skillful manner) · sv skickligt (in a skillful manner) · eo lerte (in a skillful manner) · gl habilmente (in a skillful manner) · ca hàbilment (in a skillful manner) · hu ügyesen (in a skillful manner) · de geschickt (in a skillful manner)