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"