adeptlyadv.

Brit.

/əˈdɛptli/,

/ˈadɛptli/, U.S.

/əˈdɛp(t)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adept adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < adept adj. + -ly suffix².

In an adept manner; skilfully, adroitly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > skilfully or adroitly

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1804 R. Kinglake Diss. Gout 206 This alleged, or rather feigned friend, merely echoed the vulgar report; Constant Reader adeptly added the remainder.

1857 W. K. Loftus Trav. Chaldæa & Susiana vii. 71 Others were employed in making baskets from the stems of the liquorice-plant..which they adeptly twisted together.

1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer Odyssey v Twenty trees in all he threw and axed into shape with the sharp copper, trimming them adeptly.

1983 W. F. Buckley Story of Henri Tod (1984) xii. 99 Tod had a hunting knife, and the Hi-Standard .22 revolver he handled as adeptly as a barber a straight razor.

2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Dec. 28/2 There exists in Middle America a strong strain of stay-out-of-my-way self-reliance, and the Republicans have adeptly appealed to it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adeptly
释义	adeptlyadv. Brit. /əˈdɛptli/, /ˈadɛptli/, U.S. /əˈdɛp(t)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adept adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < adept adj. + -ly suffix². In an adept manner; skilfully, adroitly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > skilfully or adroitly slylyc1275 sly1370 featly1436 addresslya1500 sleightly?c1510 clean1531 trickly1542 neatlya1547 trick1564 cleanly1583 cleverly1654 clever1664 adroitly1695 adeptly1804 slick1825 shrewdly1851 cleverishly1881 slickly1893 niftily1901 eptly1974 1804 R. Kinglake Diss. Gout 206 This alleged, or rather feigned friend, merely echoed the vulgar report; Constant Reader adeptly added the remainder. 1857 W. K. Loftus Trav. Chaldæa & Susiana vii. 71 Others were employed in making baskets from the stems of the liquorice-plant..which they adeptly twisted together. 1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer Odyssey v Twenty trees in all he threw and axed into shape with the sharp copper, trimming them adeptly. 1983 W. F. Buckley Story of Henri Tod (1984) xii. 99 Tod had a hunting knife, and the Hi-Standard .22 revolver he handled as adeptly as a barber a straight razor. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Dec. 28/2 There exists in Middle America a strong strain of stay-out-of-my-way self-reliance, and the Republicans have adeptly appealed to it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1804
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