smartly
Example Sentences
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The guard pushed open the door, gave a straight-armed salute, and marched smartly off.
From Literature
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Smart Police Stations promise to let “customers” do things “smartly,” like pay fines without interacting with a police officer.
There was the neatly coiffed hair, the nicely fitting suit, the smartly positioned tie, even the painfully stern expression from a guy who left no doubt who was running the show.
From Los Angeles Times
Jacks targeted the off side smartly and struck four important fours and Overton clubbed a six in the last over.
From BBC
Some turned out to be bystanders who happened to be smartly dressed.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.