trimly

adverb

Definition of trimlynext
as in neatly

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  1. neatly
  2. tidily
  3. orderly
  4. nattily
  5. dashingly
  6. smartly
  7. sharply
Adverb
  • Thousands of years of collective human knowledge are folded neatly into the smartphone in your pocket thanks to its connection to the internet, informing your ideas, decisions and actions.
    — Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • There are a lot of caveats that education reporter Martha Dalton explains neatly for us.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of neatly
Adverb
  • This logic applies tidily to things like digital boarding passes, too.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • And the first round this year certainly had its shining moments – from demolishing Paraguay to tidily dispatching Australia.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
Definition of tidily
Adverb
  • The man worked as a hospital orderly, according to the AP.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Policymakers have moved to keep the selloff orderly.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of orderly
Adverb
  • In one such cord-and-mirror series, he is nattily dressed in a plaid oxford shirt and a necktie.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Definition of nattily
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  • As the curtain lifts, Eugene (a dashingly coiffed Joseph Walsh, with perfect villainous eyebrows) faces his uncle’s casket, shaking with horror.
    — Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Turner is also great, playing the dashingly handsome hero with emotional depth.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025
Definition of dashingly
Adverb
  • Yet Corsini transforms his shocking premise into a beastly and beautiful character study, one that’s smartly supported by a mostly Italian ensemble and truly revelatory second antagonist.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Remember, the Canes ended 2025 spring practice with five solid rotation linebackers, but smartly went out and grabbed Mo Toure (after signing Kamal Bonner a week earlier).
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of smartly
Adverb
  • Even a deep black pencil can feel softer and more natural because the pigment doesn’t sit as sharply on top of the skin.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
  • Oil prices have surged more than 30% this month as fighting in the Middle East sharply escalates.
    — Spencer Kimball,Chloe Taylor,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of sharply
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