adroitly

adverb

Definition of adroitlynext
as in masterfully
in a skillful or expert manner the captain adroitly navigated his vessel through the treacherous waters

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Recent Examples of adroitly Rams architects Les Snead and Sean McVay can still adroitly motivate a player without pressing too hard. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Shrines, Puzzles, and a Sprawling World The Adventures of Elliot adroitly fuses sharp combat with intricate puzzle-solving, further cementing the Zelda feel. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026 Jenny Connell Davis’ adroitly constructed one-act play weaves together significant challenges for four women across seven decades. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026 Leo’s visit, in December, to Lebanon, which is home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities, dating back to the time of the apostles Peter and Paul, now looks adroitly timed. — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026 There’s something comical in the symmetry, in how adroitly this word seems to shuttle between joy and pain. — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 One Battle After Another is another example of a film that adroitly channels modern anxieties. — Jake Pitre, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026 The therapist should adroitly excavate what the AI has told the client. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 But VanDerveer adroitly uses timeouts for rest breaks. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adroitly
  1. masterfully
  2. skillfully
  3. well
  4. deftly
  5. capably
  6. neatly
  7. artfully
  8. expertly
Adverb
  • While traditional tailoring and minimalist silhouettes dominated the red carpet, prospects masterfully personalized their looks.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Son moved fast, especially up the left wing, and arced balls masterfully into the corners of the net.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Definition of masterfully
Adverb
  • Dolin skillfully weaves these accounts and other materials into a compelling narrative.
    — Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
  • None wielded that weapon more skillfully than the victims and enemies of slavery.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of skillfully
Adverb
  • Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz also remains well below prewar levels.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Despite the shock of losing Schmitt to injury, the Giants (45-61) played well enough to beat the team with the second-best record in baseball.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of well
Adverb
  • That fear came to a head when Crowley had her captured and her dad had to come find her after deftly escaping prison.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • But despite multiple shots by Spain, Argentina deftly defended its goal—forcing the match to go into extra time.
    — Michael Schneider for Variety, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
Definition of deftly
Adverb
  • In a paper published this month in PLOS One, Alaei and her colleagues propose an alternative - employing a suite of superworms, a kind of hefty beetle larva that can capably pick a variety of animal skeletons clean.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • Directed by brothers Drew and Eric Dowdle, who capably remade REC (2007) as Quarantine (2008), The Poughkeepsie Tapes makes up for its occasional lapses in realism with its utterly disturbing portrayal of pure evil.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of capably
Adverb
  • Other counties have procedures for permitting structures that don’t fall neatly into building code categories.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • India's generations do not map neatly onto categories developed elsewhere, and this was not a clean story of one generation replacing older politics.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of neatly
Adverb
  • Instead of the baby bangs Zendaya has been seen sporting at a few recent events, her fringe was styled into glossy pieces firmly yet artfully arranged across her forehead.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 28 July 2026
  • The single-sided swingarm back there reveals a custom suspension setup from Wilbers, with the front forks artfully clad in aluminum panels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 July 2026
Definition of artfully
Adverb
  • The resort expertly blends immersive art installations, a decadent spa with a Turkish hammam and superb restaurants, including its signature overwater Japanese restaurant, Saoke.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • The Carnaby expertly mixes Ramsay’s reputation for Michelin star culinary excellence with a 1960s British Invasion rock n’ roll vibe that’s retro hip, energetic and just a bit irreverent.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 July 2026
Definition of expertly

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“Adroitly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adroitly. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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