adverb
Etymology: Middle English smertly, from smert smart + -ly
: in a smart manner : so as to be or seem smart: as
a. : vigorously , sharply
paced smartly up and down — Thomas Hardy
scratched his bare legs smartly — Willa Cather
was spotted and smartly attacked by two English brigs — Parry Miller
b. : curtly
was returned with the offending lines smartly pencilled out — Mollie Panter-Downes
: severely
reprimanded him smartly
c. : to a notable degree : considerably
smartly improved buying — D.C.Morrill
temperature rose smartly
d. : neatly , trimly , precisely
beds smartly turned down — C.W.Morton
had executed all commands smartly and briskly
with a plastic disk smartly balanced on his snout — R.N.Hill
drilled and handled their weapons smartly
e. : cleverly , efficiently , capably
skillfully drawn and smartly administered city plans — Hal Burton
Department of Agriculture was smartly on the job — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin
a smartly directed play
f. : pertly , wittily
smartly said
smartly turned phrases
put it so smartly that it seemed to mean more than it did
g. : fashionably , stylishly
always dressed smartly
smartly tailored black and white linen — Virginia Pope
smartly furnished