smartlyadverb
uk/ˈsmɑːt.li/us/ˈsmɑːrt.li/smartly adverb (STYLISH)
UK or US old-fashioned in a fashionable and slightly formal way:
Paul's always very smartly dressed.
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Modern & fashionable
- be (all) the rage idiom
- be having a moment idiom
- be the last word in sth idiom
- be the new sth idiom
- futuristic
- get with the programme idiom
- happening
- high-tech
- hip
- hipster
- minute 1
- programme
- sharp
- smart
- state-of-the-art
- street cred
- swinger
- swinging
- switched on
- à la mode
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smartly adverb (QUICK)
quickly or forcefully:
The good economic news caused share prices to rise smartly this afternoon.
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Strong-willed
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant
- adamantine
- aggressive
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- fury
- go-getter
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- importunate
- pertinacious
- pigheaded
- purposeful
- pushy
- ravening
- recalcitrant
- will not take no for an answer idiom
- willful
- with guns blazing idiom
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