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Definition of Dextrously
1. Adverb. With dexterity; in a dexterous manner. "Dextrously he untied the knots"
Definition of Dextrously
1. Adverb. (alternative form of dexterously) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dextrously
Literary usage of Dextrously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1829)
"Playing thus so dextrously into each others' hands, and their own persons seeming
secured, they are now looking to their privileged orders. ..."
2. Russia's Work in Turkey: A Revelation by Georges Giacometti (1877)
"Happily there remained the solace of " agitating dextrously " in Syria and Palestine.
This was something after all. Mr. X ... No. 5. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia of Anecdotes: Illustrative of Character and Events from by George Ramsay (1828)
"... of a soldier whose head was cleft in twain so dextrously by his antagonists,
that one half lay on each shoulder, when one of his comrades, ..."
4. Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence by Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin (1835)
"Now in these there is no right hand: of this constitution are many women, and
some men, who, though they accustom themselves unto either hand, do dextrously ..."
5. Dampier's Voyages: Consisting of a New Voyage Round the World, a Supplement by William Dampier (1906)
"They use them very dextrously, taking up the smallest Grain of Rice with them ;
nor is it accounted mannerly to touch the Food after it is drest, ..."
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