Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deft-handedly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
deft-hand-ed-ly
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With skill and dexterity.

Etymology

From deft-handed + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more deft-handedly (comparative) most deft-handedly (superlative)

Questions

What does deft-handedly mean?
With skill and dexterity.
Where does deft-handedly come from?
From deft-handed + -ly.

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