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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
Translations
adroit [əˈdrɔɪt] adjdiestro, hábil

adroit [əˈdrɔɪt] adjadroit(e)habile

adroit [əˈdrɔɪt] adjgewandt

adroit [əˈdrɔɪt] adjabile, destro/a

adroit
adj adroit [əˈdroit]
skilful his adroit handling of the boat. behendig مَاهِر، بَارِع ловък zručný behændig; dygtig; ferm gewandt επιδέξιος diestro, hábil osav ماهر taitava adroit מְיוּמָן कुशल, चतुर spretan ügyes trampil, cakap leikinn, lipur abile 器用な 능숙한 meistriškas veikls; izveicīgs cekap behendig flink, dyktig zręczny hábil iscusit, abil ловкий zručný spreten snalažljiv skicklig, flink คล่องแคล่ว becerikli, usta 靈巧的 спритний, вправний چالاک ، مستعد khéo léo
adv aˈdroitly
behendig بِمَهَارَة، بِحِذْق ловкост zručně behændigt; dygtigt; fermt gewandt επιδέξια diestramente, hábilmente osavalt ماهرانه taitavasti adroitement בִמְיוּמָנוּת कुशलता से spretno ügyesen dengan trampil lipurlega; snilldarlega abilmente 巧みに 능숙하게 meistriškai veikli; izveicīgi dengan cekap behendig behendig, dyktig zręcznie habilmente abil, cu îndemânare ловко zručne spretno snalažljivo skickligt, flinkt อย่างคล่องแคล่ว ustalıkla 靈巧地 спритно, вправно مستعدی سے ، ہوشیاری سے một cách khéo léo
n aˈdroitness
behendigheid مَهَارَة، حِذق находчив zručnost dygtighed; behændighed die Gewandtheit επιδεξιότητα destreza, habilidad osavus مهارت taitavuus adresse מְיוּמָנוּת कुशलता spretnost ügyesség ketrampilan lipurð; ráðsnilld abilità 器用さ 능숙, 영리 meistriškumas, nagingumas veiklība; izveicība kecekapan behendigheid dyktighet zręczność destreza abilitate, îndemânare ловкость obratnosť spretnost snalažljivost skicklighet ความคล่องแคล่ว; ความชำนิชำนาญ ustalık 靈巧 спритність, вправність مستعدی ، چالاکی sự khéo léo


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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.
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.
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.
 
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