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skillfully

adverb as in competently

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His treachery, however, had been skillfully concealed for years.

Gil took weeks to build a monologue, skillfully turning the words on their head.

She tackles weighty subjects with a naive sensibility and faux-innocence, but skillfully avoids dumbing them down.

A helping of free PR, all while skillfully avoiding the exorbitant day rate of British fashion model Daisy Lowe.

Growing up is hard to do—was then, is now—but Crystal skillfully interweaves the bitter and the sweet.

It was being driven very rapidly, but very skillfully, and the car was empty save for the driver.

The girls were dressed in such boating costumes as gave them the very freest movement, and they both used the paddle skillfully.

Amy, who was in the bow sheered off, but brought the side of the canoe skillfully against the rough planks.

Mr. Henty has never combined history and thrilling adventure more skillfully than in this extremely interesting story.

It has an alluring plot, and is well and skillfully worked out.

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On this page you'll find 225 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to skillfully, such as: ably, adroitly, aptly, deftly, expertly, and handily.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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