smartly

Questions about smartly

What does smartly mean?

smartly means "in a clever manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in smartly?

smartly has 2 syllables: smart-ly. The stress falls on "smart". In IPA it is /ˈsmɑɹtli/.

What is another word for smartly?

Close synonyms include cleverly, vigorously, modishly, sprucely. 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 smartly a common word?

smartly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.