dexterously
/ˈdɛkst(ə)ɹəsli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision.
Example Sentences
- "He ducked dexterously, and the stool crashed to its own detriment against the wall."
- "Very interested, Dr Grimsby watched the saw follow the fine pencil line on the white pearwood as Peter dexterously twirled the veneers on the fretwork table, timing the movement of both hands precisely to put no strain on either the saw or the wood."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱs Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-terósder. Proto-Italic *deksteros Latin dexter Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English dexterous Middle English -ly English -ly English dexterously From dexterous + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more dexterously (comparative)
most dexterously (superlative)