deftly

1. 1.

   with dexterity; in a dexterous manner

   “dextrously he untied the knots”

   Synonymsdexterouslydextrously
2. 2.

   in a deft manner

   “Lois deftly removed her scarf”

Questions about deftly

What does deftly mean?

deftly means "with dexterity; in a dexterous manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deftly?

deftly has 2 syllables: deft-ly. The stress falls on "deft". In IPA it is /ˈdɛftli/.

What is another word for deftly?

Close synonyms include dexterously, dextrously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.