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dextrously

dextrously is the alternative form of dexterously.

Meaning of dexterously

Adverb

dexterously (comparative more dexterously, superlative most dexterously)

  1. In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision.
    • He ducked dexterously, and the stool crashed to its own detriment against the wall.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

Forms of dextrously

comparativemore dextrously
superlativemost dextrously

Origin of dextrously

From dextrous + -ly.

Questions about dextrously

What is dextrously the alternative form of?
Dextrously is the alternative form of dexterously.

Words near dextrously in the dictionary

  1. dextrotatory
  2. dextrothyroxine
  3. dextrotorsion
  4. dextrotorsions
  5. dextrous
  6. dextrously
  7. dextrousness
  8. dextroverse
  9. dextroversion
  10. dextroversions
  11. dexverapamil

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