[きれいごと, kireigoto] (n) (1) (uk) whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (2) (original meaning) deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Deftly \Deft"ly\, adv. [Cf. {Defly}.]
Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. "Deftly dancing."
--Drayton.
[1913 Webster]
Thyself and office deftly show. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deftly
adv 1: with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he
untied the knots" [syn: {dexterously}, {dextrously},
{deftly}]
2: in a deft manner; "Lois deftly removed her scarf"
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