smartly
adverb/ˈsmɑːtli/
/ˈsmɑːrtli/
- in a way that looks clean and neat; in fashionable and/or formal clothes
- smartly dressed
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- (especially British English) in a way that is clean and neat and looks new and attractive
- a smartly packaged DVD
- (especially North American English) in a way that is intelligent
- The movie is smartly written and well directed.
- quickly and usually done with force synonym briskly (1)
- She rapped smartly on the door.
- He ran off pretty smartly (= quickly and suddenly).
- in a way that is controlled by a computer, so that it appears to act in an intelligent way
- The software can smartly manage more information about customers, operations and business partners.
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