dexterously

1. 1.

   with dexterity; in a dexterous manner

   “dextrously he untied the knots”

   Synonymsdextrouslydeftly

Questions about dexterously

What does dexterously mean?

dexterously means "with dexterity; in a dexterous manner".

How many syllables are in dexterously?

dexterously has 4 syllables and divides as dex-te-rou-sly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for dexterously?

Close synonyms include dextrously, deftly. 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.

Is dexterously a common word?