Meaning

3 senses
  1. With a fine or fashionable appearance.

    smartly dressed

    in a fashionable manner

  2. Quickly.

  3. Intelligently.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom was smartly dressed.

  2. She dresses smartly.

    Вона одягається зі смаком. — deniko

    ruОна модно одевается. — marafon

  3. Ziri had to do that smartly.

  4. Why are you all so smartly dressed?

    deWarum seid ihr alle so elegant gekleidet? — Esperantostern

  5. She is far more smartly dressed than I am.

    deSie ist bei weitem schicker gekleidet als ich. — Tamy

Origin

From Middle English smertly; equivalent to smart + -ly.

From Middle English smertly; equivalent to smart + -ly.

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Forms

more smartly, most smartly
Comparativemore smartly Lesson
Superlativemost smartly

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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