Skillfully

adv

adv ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a skillful manner; with skill.

    "On Sundays he mounted the pulpit instead of black bare bones, and as a preacher he drew the fangs of Satan with his spiritual pullikins, almost as skillfully as he did the teeth of his brother sinners on week days, with his metallic ones."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with skill wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
deftlyablycompetentlydeftlyefficientlyeffortlessly

Example

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"He skillfully turned the trouble to his advantage."

Etymology

From Middle English skilfully, skylfully, skilfulliche, equivalent to skillful + -ly.

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