Definition of Dexterously

1. Adverb. With dexterity; in a dexterous manner. "Dextrously he untied the knots"

Exact synonyms: Deftly, Dextrously
Partainyms: Deft, Dexterous, Dextrous

Definition of Dexterously

1. adv. In a dexterous manner; skillfully.

Definition of Dexterously

1. Adverb. In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision; carefully. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dexterously

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dexterously

dexie
dexies
dexlansoprazole
dexmedetomidine
dexmethylphenidate
dexpanthenol
dexrazoxane
dexter
dexter chief
dexter chiefs
dexterious
dexterities
dexterity
dexterous
dexterously
dexterousness
dexterousnesses
dexters
dexterwise
dextrad
dextral
dextral fault
dextrality
dextrally
dextran
dextran 110
dextran 40
dextran 70
dextran 75

Literary usage of Dexterously

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... two Persians, devoting themselves for their country, suddenly rushed upon him with drawn scimitars : the emperor dexterously received their blows on his ..."

2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"By dexterously manipulating the wood plug, the borings can be added without allowing any vapour to escape. ..."

3. The Lauderdale Papers by John Maitland Lauderdale, Osmund Airy (1884)
"... that he hes gon soe dexterously about the bussines that locality is mead pay the ... dexterously ..."

4. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1859)
"However, I forgive you, and so does the formidable rival whose head you BO dexterously severed from his body, and who I give you my honor is not the least ..."

5. The Decline of the Roman Republic by George Long (1874)
"Antonius observing this difference of opinion dexterously used the opportunity. Many of the senators had been appointed to offices by Caesar for several ..."

6. The Works of William Robertson ...: To which is Prefixed, an Account of His by William Robertson, Dugald Stewart (1817)
"He dexterously eluded VI- them by declaring that until he consulted the 1556. Pope in person, he could not take his final resolution with regard to a point ..."

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