dexterously

English

WOTD – 31 May 2006

Etymology

dexterous +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkst(ə)ɹəsli/
Audio (US) (file)

Adverb

dexterously (comparative more dexterously, superlative most dexterously)

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.

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

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