deftly
/ˈdɛftli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "For five minutes Pollyanna worked swiftly, deftly, combing a refractory curl into fluffiness, perking up a drooping ruffle at the neck, or shaking a pillow into plumpness so that the head might have a better pose. Meanwhile the sick woman, frowning prodigiously, and openly scoffing at the whole procedure, was, in spite of herself, beginning to tingle with a feeling perilously near to excitement."
- "[…] and proceeds to deftly execute an over-the-falls, a cat's cradle and two around-the-worlds"
- "Set in Amritsar, “Rab” reteams the director Aditya Chopra with Shahrukh Khan, Hindi cinema's reigning superstar, and the two deftly and winningly blend comedy and melodrama."
- "Being Erica: Though not perhaps technically a traditional "sitcom," it is a rather unique situation and often very deftly comic, courtesy of Michael Riley and breakout star Erin Karpluk[…]"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɛftli/
- British English: /ˈdɛftli/
Inflected Forms
more deftly (comparative)
most deftly (superlative)