1.
[syn: smoothly, swimmingly]
2. in a smooth and diplomatic manner;
- Example: "`And now,' he said smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Smoothly \Smooth"ly\, adv.
In a smooth manner.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
smoothly
adv 1: with no problems or difficulties; "put the plans into
effect quickly and smoothly"; "despite of some mishaps,
everything went swimmingly" [syn: smoothly,
swimmingly]
2: in a smooth and diplomatic manner; "`And now,' he said
smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
72 Moby Thesaurus words for "smoothly":
ardently, artfully, astutely, cagily, calmly, cannily, cleverly,
cunningly, easily, effectively, effortlessly, eloquently, evenly,
expressively, facilely, fervently, flatly, fluently, forcefully,
foxily, freely, glibly, glowingly, graphically, guilefully,
hands down, impressively, in glowing terms, insidiously, knowingly,
lightly, like clockwork, like nothing, meaningfully, no sweat,
on easy terms, on the sly, on wheels, passionately, peacefully,
placidly, powerfully, quiescently, quietly, readily, regularly,
shiftily, shrewdly, simply, slick, slyly, smooth, spiritedly,
still, stilly, strikingly, subtilely, subtlely, swimmingly,
tellingly, tranquilly, trickily, uniformly, unperturbedly,
vehemently, vigorously, vividly, warily, warmly, well, wilily,
without difficulty