Crossword-Solution: DEFTLY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Deftly | adv. | Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. |
We have 13 clues for the answer “DEFTLY”
| Clue | Answers |
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| How close-up magicians move | 1 answer |
| In a skilful way | 1 answer |
| With manual skill | 1 answer |
| With skill and grace | 2 answers |
| With finesse | 5 answers |
| With dexterity | 6 answers |
| With great skill | 6 answers |
| With skill | 7 answers |
| neatly | 12 answers |
| ABLY | 28 answers |
| Cleverly. | 40 answers |
| Dexterity | 68 answers |
| Well | 110 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RTEEA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with DEFTLY (5)
John lived in a boat turned upside down on the sands, Michael in a wigwam, Wendy in a house of leaves deftly sewn together.
Fezziwig had gone all through the dance; advance and retire, both hands to your partner, bow and curtsey, corkscrew, thread-the-needle, and back again to your place; Fezziwig "cut"--cut so deftly, that he appeared to wink with his legs, and came upon his feet again without a stagger.
Our skins were of the same lemon color as his own, and great, black beards and mustaches had been deftly affixed to our smooth faces.
The tick tried this, that, and the other course, and got as excited and as anxious as the boys themselves, but time and again just as he would have victory in his very grasp, so to speak, and Tom’s fingers would be twitching to begin, Joe’s pin would deftly head him off, and keep possession.
When the bow and quiver had been slung to his back the wild man, for such Clayton now thought him, once more drew his knife and deftly carved a dozen large strips of meat from the lion’s carcass.
Quotes with DEFTLY (3)
The act of writing itself is much like the construction of a mirror made of words. Looking at certain illuminated corners of or cracks within the mirror, the author can see fragments of an objective reality that comprise the physical universe, social communities, political dynamics, and other facets of human existence. Looking in certain other corners of the same mirror, he or she may experience glimpses of a True Self sheltered deftly behind a mask of public proprieties.
… she gave me a look that deftly combined tenderness with revulsion. To this day the memory of that look still visits me like a Jehovah’s Witness: uninvited and tireless.
Marry me. Nay, marriage will cost us precious moments together. Let us make sweet, passionate love right here. Let me bear your children.” A primal growl signaled Miss Lynn getting over her shock at being thus addressed. She lunged forward; Jack deftly rolled off the bench, jumping up out of her reach.“Goodness, I didn’t expect you to be quite this enthusiastic about my advances. If I don’t play hard to get, how will I ever know whether or not you respect me?
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 14 times in crossword archives (1955–2024).