dexterously
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Definition of dexterously
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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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.
Words you can make from dexterously
200+ playable · top: DEXTROUSLY (21 pts)
Best play dextrously 21 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
17 words7-letter words
37 words- DETOXES 15 pts
- DEXTERS 15 pts
- EXTRUDE 15 pts
- EXULTED 15 pts
- REDOXES 15 pts
- TUXEDOS 15 pts
- LUREXES 14 pts
- DESTROY 11 pts
- DRYLOTS 11 pts
- RESTUDY 11 pts
- STROYED 11 pts
- YODELER 11 pts
- YODLERS 11 pts
- ELUSORY 10 pts
- EROSELY 10 pts
- RESTYLE 10 pts
- TERSELY 10 pts
- TUYERES 10 pts
- DELOUSE 8 pts
- DETOURS 8 pts
- DOUREST 8 pts
- DUELERS 8 pts
- ELUDERS 8 pts
- LOUDEST 8 pts
- LUSTRED 8 pts
- OERSTED 8 pts
- OLDSTER 8 pts
- REDOUTS 8 pts
- RESOLED 8 pts
- ROUSTED 8 pts
- RUSTLED 8 pts
- STRUDEL 8 pts
- TELEDUS 8 pts
- TEREDOS 8 pts
- TOUSLED 8 pts
- URODELE 8 pts
- SOLERET 7 pts
6-letter words
116 words- DESOXY 17 pts
- ORYXES 16 pts
- OXEYES 16 pts
- XYLOSE 16 pts
- XYSTER 16 pts
- DELUXE 14 pts
- DEXTER 14 pts
- DEXTRO 14 pts
- EXODUS 14 pts
- EXUDES 14 pts
- SEXTED 14 pts
- TUXEDO 14 pts
- EXERTS 13 pts
- EXSERT 13 pts
- EXTOLS 13 pts
- EXULTS 13 pts
- LUXEST 13 pts
- OXTERS 13 pts
- ROUXES 13 pts
- DOURLY 10 pts
- DRYEST 10 pts
- DRYLOT 10 pts
- ODYLES 10 pts
- REDYES 10 pts
- RUDELY 10 pts
- STUDLY 10 pts
- STURDY 10 pts
- STYLED 10 pts
- YODELS 10 pts
- YODLER 10 pts
- YODLES 10 pts
- OYSTER 9 pts
- ROTELY 9 pts
- SLEETY 9 pts
- SORELY 9 pts
- SOURLY 9 pts
- STEELY 9 pts
- STOREY 9 pts
- STOURY 9 pts
- STYLER 9 pts
- SULTRY 9 pts
- SURELY 9 pts
- SURETY 9 pts
- TOYERS 9 pts
- TUYERE 9 pts
- TUYERS 9 pts
- YESTER 9 pts
- DESERT 7 pts
- DETERS 7 pts
- DETOUR 7 pts
- DORSEL 7 pts
- DOTERS 7 pts
- DOUSER 7 pts
- DUELER 7 pts
- DUSTER 7 pts
- ELDERS 7 pts
- ELDEST 7 pts
- ELUDER 7 pts
- ELUDES 7 pts
- ELUTED 7 pts
- ERODES 7 pts
- ETUDES 7 pts
- LEUDES 7 pts
- LOUDER 7 pts
- LOURED 7 pts
- LOUSED 7 pts
- LOUTED 7 pts
- LUSTED 7 pts
- OLDEST 7 pts
- OUSTED 7 pts
- OUTLED 7 pts
- REDOES 7 pts
- REDOUT 7 pts
- RESOLD 7 pts
- RESTED 7 pts
- RETOLD 7 pts
- REUSED 7 pts
- ROUSED 7 pts
- ROUTED 7 pts
- RUDEST 7 pts
- RUSTED 7 pts
- SOLDER 7 pts
- SORTED 7 pts
- SOULED 7 pts
- SOURED 7 pts
- STOLED 7 pts
- STORED 7 pts
- STRODE 7 pts
- STROUD 7 pts
- TELEDU 7 pts
- TEREDO 7 pts
- TOURED 7 pts
- TOUSED 7 pts
- UREDOS 7 pts
- ELUTES 6 pts
- LUSTER 6 pts
- LUSTRE 6 pts
- OSTLER 6 pts
- OUSTER 6 pts
- OUTERS 6 pts
- OUTSEE 6 pts
- RELETS 6 pts
- RESOLE 6 pts
- RESULT 6 pts
- RETUSE 6 pts
- ROUTES 6 pts
- RUSTLE 6 pts
- SOLUTE 6 pts
- SOUTER 6 pts
- STEREO 6 pts
- STEROL 6 pts
- STOURE 6 pts
- STREEL 6 pts
- SUTLER 6 pts
- TOUSLE 6 pts
- ULSTER 6 pts
5-letter words
27 words- DEOXY 16 pts
- DESEX 13 pts
- DETOX 13 pts
- DEXES 13 pts
- DOXES 13 pts
- DORTY 9 pts
- DEERS 6 pts
- DEETS 6 pts
- DELES 6 pts
- DELTS 6 pts
- DETER 6 pts
- DOERS 6 pts
- DOEST 6 pts
- DOLES 6 pts
- DOLTS 6 pts
- DORES 6 pts
- DOSER 6 pts
- DOTER 6 pts
- DOTES 6 pts
- DOUSE 6 pts
- DOUTS 6 pts
- DREES 6 pts
- DREST 6 pts
- DRUSE 6 pts
- DUELS 6 pts
- DUETS 6 pts
- DULSE 6 pts
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