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[ adverb ] with no problems or difficulties

Examples

"put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"

Used in print

(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)

Linking the smoothly changing images together , the eye itself endows them with the illusion of movement .

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

Once her trembling hand , with the pen grasped tight in it , was pressed against the paper the words came sharply , smoothly , as authoritatively as they would dropping from her own lips .

Related terms

smooth smooth

2
[ adverb ] with great ease and success

Synonyms

swimmingly

Examples

"in spite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly"

Used in print

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

All_of these activities are geared to a top priority communication_system , and practice tests have been held to assure that everything will work smoothly .

3
[ adverb ] in a smooth and diplomatic manner

Examples

"`And now,' he said smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'"

Related terms

politic politic

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