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adroit

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a·droit  (-droit)
adj.
1. Dexterous; deft.
2. Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. See Synonyms at dexterous.
[French, from à droit : à, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + droit, right (from Latin drctus; see direct).]
a·droitly adv.
a·droitness n.
adroit
Adjective
quick and skilful in how one behaves or thinks [French à droit rightly]
adroitly adv
adroitness n
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Adj.1.adroit - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"
artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
maladroit - not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda"
adroit
adjective skilful, able, skilled, expert, bright (informal) clever, apt, cunning, ingenious, adept, deft, nimble, masterful, proficient, artful, quick-witted, dexterous << OPPOSITE unskilful
Translations
Spanish adroit [əˈdrɔɪt] adj → diestro, hábil
French adroit [əˈdrɔɪt] adj → adroit(e) → habile
German adroit [əˈdrɔɪt] adj → gewandt
Italian adroit [əˈdrɔɪt] adj → abile, destro/a
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Philip had been very adroit, and it was with a heavy heart that he gave up his winning; but his fingers itched to play still, and a few days later, on his way to the football field, he went into a shop and bought a pennyworth of J pens.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
And if he had been fortunate or adroit enough to conciliate the good-will of the people, he might induce them to consider as a very odious and unjustifiable restraint upon themselves, a provision which was calculated to debar them of the right of giving a fresh proof of their attachment to a favorite.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
He nodded his head to and fro significantly, opened the door with an adroit movement, and stepped out with a lightness unexpected at his age.
Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context
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