dexterously
/ˈdɛkst(ə)ɹəsli/adverb
dexterously is spelled D-E-X-T-E-R-O-U-S-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, dexterously means “In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dexterously?
| Letters | 11: D-E-X-T-E-R-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dexterously?
Dexterously appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dexterously?
- /ˈdɛkst(ə)ɹəsli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dexterously.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dexterously
- more dexterously comparative
- most dexterously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dexterously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dexterously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a dexterious manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adroitement, avec dextérité |
| German | gewandt, geschickt |
| Portuguese | destramente, com destreza |
| Spanish | diestramente, con destreza |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dexterously come from?
From dexterous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).