Deftly \Deft"ly\, adv. [Cf. {Defly}.] Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. ``Deftly dancing.'' --Drayton. Thyself and office deftly show. --Shak.
deftly adv 1: with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied the knots" [syn: {dexterously}, {dextrously}] 2: in a deft manner; "Lois deftly removed her scarf"