Adroitly
[ə'drɔitli]
Definition
(adv.) with adroitness; in an adroit manner; 'he handled the situation adroitly'.
Checked by Jean--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In an adroit manner.
Editor: Trudy
Examples
- Reassured by her mistress' confident tone, Eliza proceeded nimbly and adroitly with her toilet, laughing at her own fears, as she proceeded. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She volunteered to copy many of his letters, and adroitly altered the spelling of them so as to suit the usages of the present day. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Well, said Mrs. Hackbutt, wheeling adroitly, all I can say is, that I think she ought to separate from him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- For, you see, we have adroitly shut the door upon the meeting between Jos and the old father and the poor little gentle sister inside. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mr. Vincy was very little like a Jesuit, but no accomplished Jesuit could have turned a question more adroitly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Editor: Trudy