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defthandedly

defthandedly is the alternative form of deft-handedly.

Meaning of deft-handedly

Adverb

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

  1. With skill and dexterity.

Forms of defthandedly

comparativemore defthandedly
superlativemost defthandedly

Origin of defthandedly

From defthanded + -ly.

Questions about defthandedly

What is defthandedly the alternative form of?
Defthandedly is the alternative form of deft-handedly.

Words near defthandedly in the dictionary

  1. defterdar
  2. defterdars
  3. defters
  4. deftest
  5. defthanded
  6. defthandedly
  7. defthandedness
  8. deftly
  9. deftness
  10. deftnesses
  11. defucosylate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: defthandedly (page history and authors); deft-handedly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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