No, it's an adverb. Deft is an adjective. :)
The word 'deftly' is the adverb form of the adjective 'deft'.The adverb 'deftly' modifies a verb as with skill, quickly and accurately.Example sentence: "The clown deftly juggled a chainsaw, pineapple, and teddy bear in his street act."
She deftly tied her shoes.He deftly deboned the fish.
No one in my xclass knows what the word deftly means.
Antonyms of deftly are clumsily, ineptly, rudely, or abruptly depending on context.
He deftly flicked the ball up and then kicked it to his friend.
I use deftly and symmetry as a sentence
Moving deftly across the ice, the skater performed her routine perfectly.
The incognito veteran deftly tripped the bank robber, foiling his escape.
The base word of "deftly" is "deft." "Deft" means skillful and quick in one's movements or actions.
"The pickpocket deftly slipped the Ambassador's wallet from his rear pocket, and the Ambassador felt nothing."
Oh, dude, a synonym for "deftly" would be "skillfully" or "adeptly." It's like when you're so good at something, it's almost effortless, you know? So yeah, "skillfully" is basically just a fancier way of saying "deftly."
The anagram is "deftly."