Dextrously
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Alternative form of dexterously. alt-of, alternative
"Another day he exercised the battel-axe, which he so dextrously wielded, both in the nimble, strong and smooth management of that weapon, and that in all the feats practiseable by it, that he passed Knight of Armes in the field, and at all Essayes."
Adverb
- 1 with dexterity; in a dexterous manner wordnet
Example
More examples"Another day he exercised the battel-axe, which he so dextrously wielded, both in the nimble, strong and smooth management of that weapon, and that in all the feats practiseable by it, that he passed Knight of Armes in the field, and at all Essayes."
Etymology
From dextrous + -ly.
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