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adroit1650s, "dexterous," originally "rightly," from French adroit, from phrase à droit "according to right," from Old French à "to" (see ad-) + droit "right,&qu [..]
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adroitadj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
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adroit(adj) quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
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adroitDexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; applied to persons and to acts; as, an adroit mechanic, an adroit reply. "Adroit in the application of the telescope and quadrant." . "He was adroit i [..]
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adroit
dexterous, deft or skillful
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