smartly
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smartly \ˈsmɑːt.li\
- Élégamment.
- The door opened and Jean came in. She was wearing a smartly cut black two-piece suit. — (James Hadley Chase, Miss Callaghan Comes to Grief, 1941, Première partie, chapitre 9)
- Intelligemment.
- Rapidement, brièvement.
- Jack Caston, under-manager for the local branch office of Preston Motors, walked into the Preston building with a light springy step. The commissionaire saluted smartly and escorted him to the elevator. — (James Hadley Chase, Miss Callaghan Comes to Grief, 1941, première partie, chapitre 14)
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