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adroitness

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.adroitness - skillful performance or ability without difficultyadroitness - skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful
touch - deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch"
dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight - adroitness in using the hands

adroitness
Translations
adroitness [əˈdrɔɪtnɪs] Ndestreza f, habilidad f
adroitness [əˈdrɔɪtnɪs] nadresse f, habilité f
adroitness
n (of lawyer, reply, reasoning)Gewandtheit f, → Geschicklichkeit f; (of mind)Schärfe f
adroitness [əˈdrɔɪtnɪs] nabilità


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This young man had been hired out by his master to work in a bagging factory, where his adroitness and ingenuity caused him to be considered the first hand in the place.
It happened that the performer who had hitherto formed the base of the Car had quitted the troupe, and as, to fill this part, only strength and adroitness were necessary, Passepartout had been chosen to take his place.
He required hard cash in return for some corn with which he supplied the worthy captain, and left the latter at a loss which most to admire, his native chivalry as a brave, or his acquired adroitness as a trader.
 
 
 
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