niftilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈnɪftᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈnɪftᵻli/,

/ˈnɪfdᵻli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nifty adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < nifty adj. + -ly suffix².

colloquial (originally U.S.).

Smartly, impressively; in a clever, handy, or adroit manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > skilfully or adroitly

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1901 North Adams (Mass.) Evening Transcript 21 Oct. 4/1 Colonel Carter..side-stepped his way through Richard Croker's vanity very niftily.

1919 Amer. Mag. 87 93/1 That was a clever girl you had against you tonight. I don't believe in pacifism much, myself, but she used it very niftily for her argument.

1949 Amer. Lit. 20 472 After the war the agents of Juarez niftily exploited Wallace's fantastic projects to exploit Mexican silver mines.

1960 P. Mortimer Sat. Lunch with Brownings 202 She lay down on her stomach, lifting up the chest with one hand while niftily tucking the carpet down under its foot with the other.

1971 New Yorker 13 Nov. 126/3 (advt.) Our famous Whale Tie..in a niftily contemporary 4½ inch width.

2001 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 6 June ‘You will experience Ikea's unique culture..’ declared my niftily laminated invitation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	niftily
释义	niftilyadv. Brit. /ˈnɪftᵻli/, U.S. /ˈnɪftᵻli/, /ˈnɪfdᵻli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nifty adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < nifty adj. + -ly suffix². colloquial (originally U.S.). Smartly, impressively; in a clever, handy, or adroit manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > skilfully or adroitly slylyc1275 sly1370 featly1436 addresslya1500 sleightly?c1510 clean1531 trickly1542 neatlya1547 trick1564 cleanly1583 cleverly1654 clever1664 adroitly1695 adeptly1804 slick1825 shrewdly1851 cleverishly1881 slickly1893 niftily1901 eptly1974 1901 North Adams (Mass.) Evening Transcript 21 Oct. 4/1 Colonel Carter..side-stepped his way through Richard Croker's vanity very niftily. 1919 Amer. Mag. 87 93/1 That was a clever girl you had against you tonight. I don't believe in pacifism much, myself, but she used it very niftily for her argument. 1949 Amer. Lit. 20 472 After the war the agents of Juarez niftily exploited Wallace's fantastic projects to exploit Mexican silver mines. 1960 P. Mortimer Sat. Lunch with Brownings 202 She lay down on her stomach, lifting up the chest with one hand while niftily tucking the carpet down under its foot with the other. 1971 New Yorker 13 Nov. 126/3 (advt.) Our famous Whale Tie..in a niftily contemporary 4½ inch width. 2001 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 6 June ‘You will experience Ikea's unique culture..’ declared my niftily laminated invitation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1901
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