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smartly

[smahrt-lee]

adverb

  1. in a neat, trim way.

    At this boarding school, students must be smartly dressed and properly prepared for each class.

  2. in an elegant, sophisticated, or fashionable way.

    The contemporary white cabinets are smartly accented by modern terracotta tile.

  3. in a way that shows quick intelligence or good practical judgment.

    Smartly used, the tools I've highlighted will make you a better and more effective manager.

  4. shrewdly or sharply, as in business; strategically.

    Plan smartly, act coolly, and then retaliate when it best suits you.

  5. in a clever or witty way.

    The narrator in this song smartly observes that "the only thing that stays the same is everything changes."

  6. quickly or promptly.

    When the drill sergeant gives them an order, the recruits obey smartly.

  7. briskly or vigorously.

    The detective took the warrant from the officer and walked smartly into the inner office without knocking.

  8. in a pert or saucy way.

    Asked if the two of them could stop bickering like children and listen up, she retorted smartly, "I can if he can."

  9. in a sharp, precise, or severe way and with a cracking sound, as of striking or slapping.

    Under water, two rocks struck smartly together can be heard over a great distance.

    Mark out the shape of the hole by placing the metal plate in position and tapping it smartly with a hammer.

  10. Digital Technology.in a remote, automated, self-regulating, or seemingly intelligent way that makes use of electronic control mechanisms and programming, microprocessors, internet access, etc..

    When our all-wheel drive system senses excessive slip, it smartly sends power to the wheel with the surest footing.

  11. sharply or keenly, as pain.

    I refused to limp, though my shin hurt smartly from the blow.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • supersmartly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of smartly1

First recorded in 1220–30; 2005–10 smartly for def. 10; smart ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
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Draper continued to play smartly at the start of the third set, mixing depth of return with deft drop-shots on his way to wrapping up victory.

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But mostly, and smartly, this film lays out its terrors in plain sight.

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Rather than reaching for certainty, we can instead smartly manage our uncertainty.

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“Mexico is and always will be a great country,” Sheinbaum told a stadium filled with smartly dressed naval officers.

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The result, smartly conceived by guest curator and the artist’s longtime friend Gregory Evans, decisively shifts the frame to Bachardy as living a life among diverse artists.

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