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   smoothly

   /ˈsmuːðli/

   adverb

   • 1. in a smooth way: "the bust is smoothly carved in white marble" Similar evenlylevelflatflushas flat as a pancakehorizontallysteadilyfrictionlesslyfluidlyfluentlywithout bumpingwithout jerkingquietlyregularlyrhythmicallywithout a hitchlike clockworkwith no troublewithout difficultyeasilyeffortlesslyas planned(according) to planswimminglysatisfactorilyvery wellinformal:like a dreamlike magicsuavelyurbanelycalmlyevenlyplacidlygliblypersuasivelyslicklyingratiatinglyunctuouslyinformal:smarmilyrare:oililyOpposite roughlyjerkilydisastrouslyabrasively
   • 2. without problems or difficulties: "everything seemed to be going smoothly"

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • S

     1

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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