adroitly

comparative more adroitly · superlative most adroitly

1. Deftly; in an adroit manner.

   Adroitly the ewe led the way to the creek, and the lamb followed.

   1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 44

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   She held out her empty glass and it was adroitly whisked from her hand.

   1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 40

   The horse pounded surefooted along the tunnels, leaping sudden slides of rubble and adroitly sidestepping huge stones as they thundered down from the straining roof.

   1983, Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, published 2022, page 140

2. In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.

   And he [F. Fukuyama] adroitly handled the unexpected fame by ignoring it, turning it into a source of intellectual independence.

   2026 September 5, Ivan Krastev, “When the future ended”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10