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expertly

/ˈɛk.spɝt.li/

expertly adverb: in an expert manner; with great skill.

Adverb

expertly (comparative more expertly, superlative most expertly)

  1. In an expert manner; with great skill.
    • This time Cudicini was left helpless when Natcho stepped up to expertly curl the ball into the top corner.2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    skillfully

Examples of expertly in a sentence

  • The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.
  • We were shocked to learn that the entire show was an ad lib performance. How did they weave it together so expertly on the fly?
  • The musician bowed his violin expertly.

All 17 example sentences with expertly

Synonyms of expertly

Forms of expertly

comparativemore expertly
superlativemost expertly

Origin of expertly

From expert + -ly.

Questions about expertly

What does expertly mean?
Expertly means in an expert manner; with great skill.
What part of speech is expertly?
Expertly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce expertly?
Expertly is pronounced /ˈɛk.spɝt.li/ (US).

Words near expertly in the dictionary

  1. expertisms
  2. expertize
  3. expertized
  4. expertizes
  5. expertizing
  6. expertly
  7. expertness
  8. expertnesses
  9. expertocracies
  10. expertocracy
  11. expertocrat

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