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deftly
adverb as in cleverly
adverb as in delicately
adverb as in shrewdly
Example Sentences
He chooses his words and positions carefully, as he tries to deftly navigate South Korea's place in a shifting world.
He speaks about loving your neighbor, but then he deftly pledges to “take on this broken political system and the very powerful people who benefit from this system being broken.”
With “In My Life,” Lennon deftly examines the power and inevitable failure of memory.
There was Kershaw, deftly making plays from the mound, demonstrably pleading for every close strike call, proudly stalking from the mound into a dugout filled with hugs and high-fives.
Robinson, who created MTV’s “Sweet/Vicious” and has helped shepherd a handful of other fluffy amusements, is a promising popcorn wit, deftly ensuring the tone is neither too sober nor too snide.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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