Definition for Deftly:

• in a deft manner; " Lois deftly removed her scarf"

Synonyms for Deftly:

• adv

  •cunningly (adverb)
  • cannily,
  • sharply,
  • astutely,
  • craftily,
  • wittily,
  • slyly.

• adv.

  •all (adverb)
  • deftly.
  •cleverly (adverb)
  • glibly,
  • readily,
  • smoothly,
  • quickly.
  •cunningly (adverb)
  • deviously,
  • warily,
  • calculatingly,
  • slickly,
  • snakily,
  • schemingly.
  •delicately (adverb)
  • cautiously,
  • precisely,
  • beautifully,
  • lightly,
  • gracefully,
  • finely,
  • softly.
  •facilely (adverb)
  • easily,
  • fluently,
  • simply,
  • effortlessly.
  •shrewdly (adverb)
  • deliberately,
  • smartly,
  • knowingly,
  • intelligently,
  • carefully.
  •stylishly (adverb)
  • expressively,
  • stylishly,
  • eloquently.
  •wittily (adverb)
  • inventively,
  • sophisticatedly,
  • comically,
  • urbanely,
  • scurrilously,
  • sarcastically,
  • drolly.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • adroitly.
  •adv
  • agilely,
  • aptly,
  • artfully,
  • coolly,
  • cunningly,
  • daintily,
  • deceptively,
  • delicately,
  • dexterously,
  • elegantly,
  • expertly,
  • exquisitely,
  • fastidiously,
  • foxily,
  • judiciously,
  • keenly,
  • proficiently,
  • resourcefully,
  • sagaciously,
  • sensitively,
  • shrewdly,
  • skillfully,
  • subtly,
  • tactfully,
  • trickily,
  • facilely,
  • perspicaciously,
  • guilefully.
  •n.
  • ably,
  • artistically,
  • brilliantly,
  • capably,
  • competently,
  • dextrously,
  • efficiently,
  • excellently,
  • handily,
  • ingeniously,
  • masterfully,
  • neatly,
  • nimbly,
  • skilfully,
  • superbly,
  • well,
  • Featly,
  • adeptly,
  • spryly,
  • with consummate skill,
  • with skill,
  • with finesse,
  • with genius.
  •Other relevant words:
  • acutely,
  • advantageously,
  • advisedly,
  • aggressively,
  • apace,
  • articulately,
  • attractively,
  • befittingly,
  • bright,
  • brightly,
  • but,
  • by choice,
  • by design,
  • chop-chop,
  • cleverly,
  • comfortably,
  • conservatively,
  • considerably,
  • consummate,
  • conveniently,
  • crisply,
  • cursorily,
  • cutely,
  • deceivingly,
  • designedly,
  • disingenuously,
  • duly,
  • easy,
  • exactly,
  • expeditiously,
  • famously,
  • fine,
  • fitly,
  • fittingly,
  • fountainhead,
  • gently,
  • good,
  • graciously,
  • guardedly,
  • in short order,
  • incisively,
  • intentionally,
  • intimately,
  • just,
  • knavishly,
  • light,
  • like an expert,
  • magnificently,
  • marvellously,
  • marvelously,
  • masterful,
  • measuredly,
  • merely,
  • misleadingly,
  • modishly,
  • nervelessly,
  • nonchalantly,
  • on purpose,
  • on the button,
  • on the dot,
  • on the nose,
  • only,
  • painstakingly,
  • piano,
  • plainly,
  • precipitously,
  • presciently,
  • promptly,
  • pronto,
  • properly,
  • purposely,
  • quick,
  • quietly,
  • rapidly,
  • sapiently,
  • sardonically,
  • sharp,
  • speedily,
  • splendidly,
  • sprucely,
  • substantially,
  • suitably,
  • swell,
  • swimmingly,
  • terrifically,
  • thinly,
  • toppingly,
  • vigorously,
  • virtuoso,
  • wellspring,
  • wittingly,
  • wonderfully,
  • wondrous,
  • wondrously,
  • hands down.

Antonyms for Deftly:

• adv.

  • cleverly
    clumsily, unskillfully, awkwardly.
  • delicately
    indelicately, uncarefully, strongly.
  • Other antonyms:
    incompetently, artlessly, crudely, ineptly, inexpertly, amateurishly, inaptly, inefficiently, poorly.

Deftly Sentence Examples:

• He was picking the feathers from a bird he had shot, and doing it deftly.

• He often dreamed of sending in his resignation, but he could not leave the company, having begun to look upon himself as her guardian angel; and, without consulting Dick, they arranged deftly that Dubois should be asked to take Mortimer's place.

Homophones for Deftly:

• daftly, David Low, dovetail, devoutly, daffodil.