He ducked dexterously, and the stool crashed to its own detriment against the wall.
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Dexterously
//ˈdɛkst(ə)ɹəsli//
Synonyms for "dexterously" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (4)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (7)
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3 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- destrament adv (in a dexterious manner)
Czech
1 entries- obratně adv (in a dexterious manner)
Estonian
1 entries- osavalt adv (in a dexterious manner)
Finnish
4 entries- ketterästi adv (in a dexterious manner)
- kätevästi adv (in a dexterious manner)
- näppärästi adv (in a dexterious manner)
- taitavasti adv (in a dexterious manner)
French
2 entries- adroitement adv (in a dexterious manner)
- avec dextérité adv (in a dexterious manner)
Georgian
1 entries- მარჯვედ adv (in a dexterious manner)
German
2 entries- geschickt adv (in a dexterious manner)
- gewandt adv (in a dexterious manner)
Italian
2 entries- con destrezza adv (in a dexterious manner)
- destramente adv (in a dexterious manner)
Polish
1 entries- zręcznie adv (in a dexterious manner)
Portuguese
2 entries- com destreza adv (in a dexterious manner)
- destramente adv (in a dexterious manner)
Russian
1 entries- проворно adv (in a dexterious manner)
Spanish
2 entries- con destreza adv (in a dexterious manner)
- diestramente adv (in a dexterious manner)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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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