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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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of smartly1

First recorded in 1220–30; 2005–10 smartly fordef 10; smart ( def ) + -ly ( def )
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Ekrem Imamoglu - always smartly turned out, even as he prepared to be detained - is the main rival to Turkey's increasingly authoritarian leader.

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Artingstall landed a straight left in round two to send Chapman down to the canvas and fought smartly at range with her jab throughout.

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Trump smartly hammered away at that reality as a candidate.

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It’s smartly written, festooned with quirky business, farcical situations, droll asides.

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If ever there were a Super Bowl that needed a bunch of surprising, cool and smartly written commercials, it was Super Bowl LIX.

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