Antonyms for skillfully

Grammar : Adv

Spell : skil-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɪl fəl

Definition of skillfully

Origin : also skilful, early 14c., from skill + -ful. Related: Skillfully; skilfully.

As in neatly : adv tidily
As in well : adv happily, pleasantly; capably
As in cleverly : adv in a dexterous manner
As in competently : adv capably
As in excellently : adv very well
As in gracefully : adv lithely
As in intelligently : adv cleverly
As in shrewdly : adv astutely
As in delicately : adv carefully

Example sentences :

All the service he could render, he rendered promptly and skillfully.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

Then lift each plant with a spade or mattock slowly and skillfully.
Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various

All these riots must be the result of a skillfully laid mine.
Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski

So skillfully is this done that it is impossible to detect the lines of jointure.
Extract from : « Legends of Wailuku » by Charlotte Hapai

He caught them skillfully with his right hand, his hat still in his left.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell Down South » by Burt L. Standish

It has an alluring plot, and is well and skillfully worked out.
Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine

He unsealed it skillfully by aid of steam, and, on reading it, seemed pleased.
Extract from : « The Regent's Daughter » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

Ah, Josephine, the deed was admirably planned and skillfully executed.
Extract from : « City Crimes » by Greenhorn

The plan was so skillfully managed that the Roman ships were almost all destroyed.
Extract from : « Hannibal » by Jacob Abbott

Skillfully had the Chief of the Hundred Valleys chosen his position.
Extract from : « The Brass Bell » by Eugne Sue

Synonyms for skillfully

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