deftlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈdɛftli/, U.S.

/ˈdɛf(t)li/

Forms: Also Middle English–1700s defly, 1500s–1700s deffly, 1600s defly, deaftly.

Etymology: < deft adj. + -ly suffix².

In a deft manner.

1. Aptly, skilfully, cleverly, dexterously, nimbly.The sense of the first quot. is doubtful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with physical skill

listlyc1000

featouslya1375

featlyc1400

deftlya1500

expedient1509

deliverly1530

handsomely1530

courteouslya1533

neatlya1547

dexteriously1605

cleverly1614

featilya1640

dexterously1646

deft1805

neat1822

handily1832

as neat (also nice, right, etc.) as ninepence1857

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 131 God looke ouer the raw, Full defly ye stand!

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Apr. 111 They dauncen deffly, and singen soote.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vii. xi. 817 The mattocke woulde pull vp the seede, and therefore they must bee vnderdigd very deftly.

1606 T. Dekker Newes from Hell sig. H4 You shall see..Swaines deftly pyping.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 84 Come high or low: Thy Selfe and Office deaftly show.

1710 A. Philips Pastorals i. 29 How deffly to mine Oaten Reed so sweet Wont they upon the Green, to shift their Feet?

1808 W. Scott Marmion iii. viii. 140 The harp full deftly can he strike.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 97 The deftly-woven threadwork of the tissues.

2. Neatly, tidily, trimly; prettily, handsomely. Still dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adverb] > neatly or trimly

feata1525

pickedlya1528

trimly1534

trim1544

netly1564

neata1578

neatly1577

smugly?1578

deftly1579

neatly1581

trickly1581

trick1594

sprucely1598

spruce?1605

comptly1611

snogly1615

spruntly1631

queemly1703

snodly1721

trigly1728

tidilya1756

natty1810

spick and span1815

tightly1825

featly1834

jemmily1837

nattily1849

dapperly1858

snappily1936

1579 G. Gilpin tr. P. van Marnix van Sant Aldegonde Bee Hiue of Romishe Church ii. x. f. 176 Deftly decked vppe with all costly iewels like Puppets.

1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. Biij^v Verie defflie set out, with Pompes, Pagents, Motions..Impreases.

1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North II. 271 Deftly arrayed in home-spun drapery.

1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. i. 6 The grass which deftly covers without hiding.

3. Softly, gently, quietly. dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adverb] > without much noise

stilla1225

lowc1275

softc1275

stilledlyc1275

softlyc1330

fairly?a1425

basely1562

piano piano1601

smally1611

pacatelya1652

impercussively1694

pianissimoc1710

deftly1787

suppressedly1825

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Deftly, softly, leisurely.

1802 W. Wordsworth Stanzas , ‘Within our happy Castle’ 58 A pipe on which the wind would deftly play.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Deftly, quietly, softly.

1873 J. Harland Gloss. Words Swaledale Deftly, neatly, gently, softly, orderly: see Cannily.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	deftly
释义	deftlyadv. Brit. /ˈdɛftli/, U.S. /ˈdɛf(t)li/ Forms: Also Middle English–1700s defly, 1500s–1700s deffly, 1600s defly, deaftly. Etymology: < deft adj. + -ly suffix². In a deft manner. 1. Aptly, skilfully, cleverly, dexterously, nimbly.The sense of the first quot. is doubtful. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with physical skill listlyc1000 featouslya1375 featlyc1400 deftlya1500 expedient1509 deliverly1530 handsomely1530 courteouslya1533 neatlya1547 dexteriously1605 cleverly1614 featilya1640 dexterously1646 deft1805 neat1822 handily1832 as neat (also nice, right, etc.) as ninepence1857 a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiii. 131 God looke ouer the raw, Full defly ye stand! 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Apr. 111 They dauncen deffly, and singen soote. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vii. xi. 817 The mattocke woulde pull vp the seede, and therefore they must bee vnderdigd very deftly. 1606 T. Dekker Newes from Hell sig. H4 You shall see..Swaines deftly pyping. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 84 Come high or low: Thy Selfe and Office deaftly show. View more context for this quotation 1710 A. Philips Pastorals i. 29 How deffly to mine Oaten Reed so sweet Wont they upon the Green, to shift their Feet? 1808 W. Scott Marmion iii. viii. 140 The harp full deftly can he strike. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 97 The deftly-woven threadwork of the tissues. 2. Neatly, tidily, trimly; prettily, handsomely. Still dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adverb] > neatly or trimly feata1525 pickedlya1528 trimly1534 trim1544 netly1564 neata1578 neatly1577 smugly?1578 deftly1579 neatly1581 trickly1581 trick1594 sprucely1598 spruce?1605 comptly1611 snogly1615 spruntly1631 queemly1703 snodly1721 trigly1728 tidilya1756 natty1810 spick and span1815 tightly1825 featly1834 jemmily1837 nattily1849 dapperly1858 snappily1936 1579 G. Gilpin tr. P. van Marnix van Sant Aldegonde Bee Hiue of Romishe Church ii. x. f. 176 Deftly decked vppe with all costly iewels like Puppets. 1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. Biij^v Verie defflie set out, with Pompes, Pagents, Motions..Impreases. 1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North II. 271 Deftly arrayed in home-spun drapery. 1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. i. 6 The grass which deftly covers without hiding. 3. Softly, gently, quietly. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adverb] > without much noise stilla1225 lowc1275 softc1275 stilledlyc1275 softlyc1330 fairly?a1425 basely1562 piano piano1601 smally1611 pacatelya1652 impercussively1694 pianissimoc1710 deftly1787 suppressedly1825 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Deftly, softly, leisurely. 1802 W. Wordsworth Stanzas , ‘Within our happy Castle’ 58 A pipe on which the wind would deftly play. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Deftly, quietly, softly. 1873 J. Harland Gloss. Words Swaledale Deftly, neatly, gently, softly, orderly: see Cannily. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1500
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