Deftly vs Proficient - What's the difference?
deftly | proficient |
Good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
* 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
As an adverb deftly
is in a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.As an adjective proficient is
good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.As a noun proficient is
an expert.proficient
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.
- By constant playing and experimenting with these he learned to tie rude knots, and make sliding nooses; and with these he and the younger apes amused themselves. What Tarzan did they tried to do also, but he alone originated and became proficient .