dexterously

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
23
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛkst(ə)ɹəsli/

Definition of dexterously

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision.
    “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.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱs Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-terósder. Proto-Italic *deksteros Latin dexter Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English dexterous Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dexterously From dexterous + -ly.

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