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deft-handedly

deft-handedly adverb: with skill and dexterity.

Adverb

deft-handedly (comparative more deft-handedly, superlative most deft-handedly)

  1. With skill and dexterity.

Forms of deft-handedly

comparativemore deft-handedly
superlativemost deft-handedly

Origin of deft-handedly

From deft-handed + -ly.

Questions about deft-handedly

What does deft-handedly mean?
Deft-handedly means with skill and dexterity.
What part of speech is deft-handedly?
Deft-handedly is an adverb.

Words near deft-handedly in the dictionary

  1. defs
  2. defs.
  3. DEFSMAC
  4. deft
  5. deft-handed
  6. deft-handedly
  7. deft-handedness
  8. defter
  9. defterdar
  10. defterdars
  11. defters

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